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diff --git a/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-rocketmq/pom.xml b/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-rocketmq/pom.xml
index c82536137..60b5d9ce5 100644
--- a/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-rocketmq/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-rocketmq/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-s3/pom.xml b/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-s3/pom.xml
index a07baab84..55a7491b8 100644
--- a/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-s3/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-tests/pom.xml b/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-tests/pom.xml
index 4d672767d..ab5e95457 100644
--- a/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-storage/debezium-storage-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-storage</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-storage/pom.xml b/debezium-storage/pom.xml
index 2fa7a0e6a..1d01a789b 100644
--- a/debezium-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-storage/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../debezium-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-system/pom.xml b/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-system/pom.xml
index aab114139..c3d5df502 100644
--- a/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-system/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-system/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
     <artifactId>debezium-testing</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-testcontainers/pom.xml b/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-testcontainers/pom.xml
index ed1cab3b9..ed7df72c6 100644
--- a/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-testcontainers/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-testing/debezium-testing-testcontainers/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
     <artifactId>debezium-testing</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-testing/pom.xml b/debezium-testing/pom.xml
index e3563d870..6d70ba2f3 100644
--- a/debezium-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-testing/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
     <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
     <relativePath>../debezium-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb331572f..5d8817701 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
     <artifactId>debezium-build-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
     <name>Debezium Build Aggregator</name>
     <description>Debezium is an open source change data capture platform</description>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:debezium/debezium.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:debezium/debezium.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/debezium/debezium</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>v2.6.0.CR1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/support/checkstyle/pom.xml b/support/checkstyle/pom.xml
index d527e2e6d..6b786b9c5 100644
--- a/support/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/support/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-build-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/support/ide-configs/pom.xml b/support/ide-configs/pom.xml
index 9536917be..4ec3ae80c 100644
--- a/support/ide-configs/pom.xml
+++ b/support/ide-configs/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-build-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/support/revapi/pom.xml b/support/revapi/pom.xml
index cd014046c..6712c7c09 100644
--- a/support/revapi/pom.xml
+++ b/support/revapi/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-build-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.0.CR1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>