diff --git a/integration/pom.xml b/integration/pom.xml
index f0fe6f5e..907f144a 100755
--- a/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>integration</artifactId>
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 0dca261b..32505ece 100755
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index da81a2e1..708726db 100755
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index c99f62fa..596a00d9 100755
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index e0b2f7a7..434414a2 100755
--- a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>osgi-over-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eccdeae6..60a9b2ff 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>SLF4J</name>
diff --git a/slf4j-api/pom.xml b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
index f427fff2..42776a57 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
index 2cfac245..db9b44d9 100755
--- a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-ext</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
index 74ae9199..edaa4451 100755
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
index 9d81eb5c..16ec2cf5 100755
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
index 077a6c3b..713322a4 100755
--- a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-migrator</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
index 563dade8..1605bc17 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
index ccca4e9e..1d807584 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
diff --git a/slf4j-site/pom.xml b/slf4j-site/pom.xml
index 5eabf88e..ee40c29e 100755
--- a/slf4j-site/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-site/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-alpha0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>slf4j-site</artifactId>