diff --git a/debezium-assembly-descriptors/pom.xml b/debezium-assembly-descriptors/pom.xml
index 8deeddc20..4fc5ab249 100644
--- a/debezium-assembly-descriptors/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-assembly-descriptors/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml
index 1f800589a..b579c2f61 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml
index d7fff880b..1d0cabab8 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml
index afb871f2c..a6b92dcc3 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-postgres/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <postgres.image>debezium/postgres:${version.postgres.server}</postgres.image>
         <docker.skip>false</docker.skip>
         <docker.showLogs>true</docker.showLogs>
-        <docker.initimage>ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Samoa /etc/localtime &amp;&amp; echo timezone=US/Samoa >> /usr/share/postgresql/postgresql.conf.sample</docker.initimage>
+        <docker.initimage>ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Samoa /etc/localtime &amp;&amp; echo timezone=US/Samoa &gt;&gt; /usr/share/postgresql/postgresql.conf.sample</docker.initimage>
 
         <protobuf.output.directory>${project.basedir}/generated-sources</protobuf.output.directory>
     </properties>
diff --git a/debezium-core/pom.xml b/debezium-core/pom.xml
index c2f1f113a..9ce904d9c 100644
--- a/debezium-core/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-ddl-parser/pom.xml b/debezium-ddl-parser/pom.xml
index c54395395..ba794443d 100644
--- a/debezium-ddl-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-ddl-parser/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-embedded/pom.xml b/debezium-embedded/pom.xml
index 3f98a0d10..5f80f0333 100644
--- a/debezium-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
         <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b661e574d..6fbb5db5f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
     <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
     <name>Debezium Parent POM</name>
     <description>Debezium is an open source change data capture platform</description>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <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>v0.8.0.Beta1</tag>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
         <system>jira</system>
diff --git a/support/checkstyle/pom.xml b/support/checkstyle/pom.xml
index 4cc921ea2..47a6f3bc9 100644
--- a/support/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/support/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
    <artifactId>debezium-checkstyle</artifactId>
-   <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>0.8.0.Beta1</version>
    <name>Debezium Checkstyle Rules</name>
    <description>Contains the definitions for the Debezium commons code style and conventions</description>
 
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>v0.8.0.Beta1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
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