diff --git a/build-spring-framework/package-top-level.xml b/build-spring-framework/package-top-level.xml
index 333e7d40185..e852a967dd8 100644
--- a/build-spring-framework/package-top-level.xml
+++ b/build-spring-framework/package-top-level.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 				<exclude name="*/target/**"/>
 				<exclude name="integration-repo/**"/>
 				<exclude name="ivy-cache/**"/>
+				<exclude name="org.springframework.samples.petclinic/**"/>
 				<!--exclude name="ivy-cache/repository/org.apache.velocity/org.apache.velocity.docbookframework.dist/**"/-->
 				<exclude name="spring-build/lib/docbook/**" />
 				<exclude name="**/*OLD*/**"/>
diff --git a/build-spring-framework/pom.xml b/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
index 90070945dcc..21b3e76f2b1 100644
--- a/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/build-spring-framework/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>Spring Framework</name>
   <description>Spring is a layered Java/J2EE application platform, based on code published in Expert
   One-on-One J2EE Design and Development by Rod Johnson (Wrox, 2002). </description>
diff --git a/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt b/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt
index 241fbc1a2bd..fbc38c2cc91 100644
--- a/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt
+++ b/build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-SPRING FRAMEWORK 3.0 M4 (August 2009)
+SPRING FRAMEWORK 3.0 RC2 (November 2009)
 -------------------------------------
 http://www.springframework.org
 
 1. INTRODUCTION
 
-This is the fourth milestone of Spring 3.0 which is scheduled for final release in Q3 2009.
-It is nearly feature complete, with only very specific areas still being worked on for RC1.
+This is the second release candidate of Spring 3.0, which is scheduled for final release in Q4 2009.
+It release is feature complete, but may still have some issues.
 
 2. RELEASE NOTES
 
diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index c8ff4b5d3f4..f65ae857947 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 version=3.0.0
-release.type=integration
+build.stamp=RC2
+release.type=milestone
 natural.name=spring-framework
 project.name=Spring Framework
 project.key=SPR
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
index 5433aef5765..da6ed6673bb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
index 36d4412917d..523b4677e5c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.asm/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-asm</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
index e4fd535b598..4722addbe1e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
index b969b59e0a7..b6cf4e35380 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
index 55b12cafbbf..c89c2975e7b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context.support/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index aa0e30b9f49..5bc9653ac2e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
index ad0aaa9dc85..ca9e7af4c17 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.core/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
index e0a6ff64fcc..595465a918e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
index a0495944cc0..f3d44558805 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument.tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument-tomcat</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
index 14f69b1761c..1ded75cf041 100644
--- a/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.instrument/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-instrument</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5d8cec65188..b008fe3661a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-integration-tests</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.caucho</groupId>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
index aae259a0297..4d464b3e2b4 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
index 209bdedcc9e..3ca49cfe964 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.jms/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-jms</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -57,37 +57,37 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
index b5639873433..534d0be9a3e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.orm/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
index ed19a01b8f7..4da86b10605 100644
--- a/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.oxm/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 	<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-		<version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
index c416fc871e5..c0efad11a52 100644
--- a/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.spring-library/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-library</artifactId>
   <packaging>libd</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>Spring Framework</name>
   <description>Spring is a layered Java/J2EE application platform, based on code published in Expert
   One-on-One J2EE Design and Development by Rod Johnson (Wrox, 2002). </description>
diff --git a/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml b/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
index f85ae24053f..761770ae3a7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.spring-parent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Spring Framework - Parent</name>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <description>Spring Framework Parent</description>
   <scm>
     <url>https://fisheye.springframework.org/browse/spring-framework</url>
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@
   </profiles>
 
   <build>
+    <extensions>
+		<extension>
+		                <groupId>org.springframework.build.aws</groupId>
+		                <artifactId>org.springframework.build.aws.maven</artifactId>
+		                <version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
+		            </extension>
+    </extensions>    
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
index 332939c8b64..f7b5c6dbdb8 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.test/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
index e0f4cb80cfb..b915d71a6e9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
index 3bae18fbf4d..9ad562b0583 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.portlet/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-webmvc-portlet</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
index d342206020e..8146b28ee16 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
index 08e06e3f214..350432e652d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web.struts/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-struts</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index b16747c9c82..cc8ae96e03e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../org.springframework.spring-parent</relativePath>
-    <version>3.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0.RC2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>