diff --git a/plexus-compiler-api/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-api/pom.xml
index dbcf0f2c..a68dcb78 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-api/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
index b03aef10..b5f8fc6c 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-its</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compiler-manager/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-manager/pom.xml
index 6f691c69..84eb7f9b 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-manager/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-manager</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
index 63222c82..987aa65e 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-aspectj/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-aspectj/pom.xml
index dd249c35..74fdaab0 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-aspectj/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-aspectj/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-aspectj</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/pom.xml
index b42fd9b9..77b82f56 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-csharp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-csharp</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml
index 1daa064d..39967e6a 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-eclipse</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-j2objc/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-j2objc/pom.xml
index e3698c81..6716f255 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-j2objc/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-j2objc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-j2objc</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone/pom.xml
index 3cb177c9..f0905fbc 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/pom.xml
index 2c2a0cc9..36e0caca 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
   
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-jikes/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-jikes/pom.xml
index 3913e72a..d82451a4 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-jikes/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-jikes/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler-jikes</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/pom.xml b/plexus-compilers/pom.xml
index 16a92f4f..21e37386 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compilers/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
     <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.8.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compilers</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7b0d9ce9..e40d1c53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.8.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Plexus Compiler</name>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <connection>${scm.url}</connection>
     <developerConnection>${scm.url}</developerConnection>
     <url>http://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-compiler/tree/${project.scm.tag}/</url>
-    <tag>master</tag>
+    <tag>plexus-compiler-2.8.8</tag>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>github</system>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <scm.url>scm:git:git@github.com:codehaus-plexus/plexus-compiler.git</scm.url>
     <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
     <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-08-15T00:47:24Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-08-24T00:29:44Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>