diff --git a/acl/pom.xml b/acl/pom.xml
index 91b7413b10..1a19ceca6f 100644
--- a/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/acl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-acl</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-acl</name>
   <description>spring-security-acl</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/aspects/pom.xml b/aspects/pom.xml
index 94a1485539..f32fcef328 100644
--- a/aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/aspects/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-aspects</name>
   <description>spring-security-aspects</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/cas/pom.xml b/cas/pom.xml
index a9038fc1e4..9545805e1f 100644
--- a/cas/pom.xml
+++ b/cas/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-cas</name>
   <description>spring-security-cas</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index 5e2f092412..7faf2c65c3 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-config</name>
   <description>spring-security-config</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -96,28 +96,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-4.0.xsd b/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-4.0.xsd
index 6783146b78..e400e37ae9 100644
--- a/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-4.0.xsd
+++ b/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-4.0.xsd
@@ -872,9 +872,9 @@
       </xs:attribute>
       <xs:attribute name="same-origin-disabled" type="xs:boolean">
          <xs:annotation>
-            <xs:documentation>Disables the requrement for CSRF token to be present in the Stomp headers (default false).
-                Changing the default is useful if it is necessary to allow other origins to make SockJS
-                connections.
+            <xs:documentation>Disables the requirement for CSRF token to be present in the Stomp headers (default
+                false). Changing the default is useful if it is necessary to allow other origins to make
+                SockJS connections.
                 </xs:documentation>
          </xs:annotation>
       </xs:attribute>
@@ -1828,11 +1828,11 @@
          </xs:annotation>
       </xs:attribute>
       <xs:attribute name="remember-me-cookie" type="xs:token">
-          <xs:annotation>
-              <xs:documentation>The name of cookie which store the token for remember-me authentication. Defaults to
-                  'remember-me'.
-              </xs:documentation>
-          </xs:annotation>
+         <xs:annotation>
+            <xs:documentation>The name of cookie which store the token for remember-me authentication. Defaults to
+                'remember-me'.
+                </xs:documentation>
+         </xs:annotation>
       </xs:attribute>
   </xs:attributeGroup>
   <xs:attributeGroup name="token-repository-ref">
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e65eee4984..27034a810e 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-core</name>
   <description>spring-security-core</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/crypto/pom.xml b/crypto/pom.xml
index 6f2f0c68d3..09fb8b8045 100644
--- a/crypto/pom.xml
+++ b/crypto/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-crypto</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-crypto</name>
   <description>spring-security-crypto</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/data/pom.xml b/data/pom.xml
index 4d840df5cd..737b8227c0 100644
--- a/data/pom.xml
+++ b/data/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-data</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-data</name>
   <description>spring-security-data</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b74a30c05d..630d7c21a0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT
+version=4.0.0.RC2
diff --git a/itest/context/pom.xml b/itest/context/pom.xml
index 78ab048d4a..5b1b1b50d9 100644
--- a/itest/context/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/context/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-context</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>itest-context</name>
   <description>itest-context</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/itest/web/pom.xml b/itest/web/pom.xml
index 37dd364bdd..59e553977d 100644
--- a/itest/web/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/web/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-web</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>itest-web</name>
   <description>itest-web</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -147,31 +147,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ldap/pom.xml b/ldap/pom.xml
index 8399defd90..72117c511e 100644
--- a/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-ldap</name>
   <description>spring-security-ldap</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/messaging/pom.xml b/messaging/pom.xml
index cfad0797cf..e16a363843 100644
--- a/messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/messaging/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-messaging</name>
   <description>spring-security-messaging</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/openid/pom.xml b/openid/pom.xml
index f17f3dcba1..74698aa31c 100644
--- a/openid/pom.xml
+++ b/openid/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-openid</name>
   <description>spring-security-openid</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/remoting/pom.xml b/remoting/pom.xml
index ba6657d1ba..8d7b94eec2 100644
--- a/remoting/pom.xml
+++ b/remoting/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-remoting</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-remoting</name>
   <description>spring-security-remoting</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml b/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
index 726f7c98f0..6a1c7b6fd4 100644
--- a/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/aspectj-jc/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-samples-aspectj-jc</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
   <name>spring-security-samples-aspectj-jc</name>
   <description>spring-security-samples-aspectj-jc</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snasphot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.0.0.RC2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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