diff --git a/apache-resource-bundles/pom.xml b/apache-resource-bundles/pom.xml
index cb4aa0d8..69653705 100644
--- a/apache-resource-bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-resource-bundles/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>34</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/doxia-tools/pom.xml b/doxia-tools/pom.xml
index 145cd957..26f31652 100644
--- a/doxia-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/doxia-tools/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>34</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/maven-extensions/pom.xml b/maven-extensions/pom.xml
index 42f8afdf..dd24c25e 100644
--- a/maven-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>34</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/maven-plugins/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/pom.xml
index b224c866..d07bdaa2 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>34</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/maven-shared-components/pom.xml b/maven-shared-components/pom.xml
index d96a5a57..48955bac 100644
--- a/maven-shared-components/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-shared-components/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>34</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/maven-skins/pom.xml b/maven-skins/pom.xml
index 1ec4d660..bb0e58df 100644
--- a/maven-skins/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-skins/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>34</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3459e594..1cd73a67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <!--
 Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ under the License.
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>34-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>34</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ under the License.
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-parent.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-parent.git</developerConnection>
     <url>/~https://github.com/apache/maven-parent/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>maven-parent-34</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <ciManagement>
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ under the License.
     <mavenPluginToolsVersion>3.5.2</mavenPluginToolsVersion>
     <!-- don't fail check for some rules that are too hard to enforce (could even be told broken for some) -->
     <checkstyle.violation.ignore>RedundantThrows,NewlineAtEndOfFile,ParameterNumber,MethodLength,FileLength</checkstyle.violation.ignore>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-01-15T22:27:56Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-01-26T09:03:59Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>