diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 6f629d3c2..b6107e059 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
 Import-Package: org.apache.tools.ant,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
index 04c9d7aa6..a139bfde0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2fadc7f7e..318e3cb65 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ant
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
 Import-Package: org.apache.tools.ant,
   org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file;version="[3.5.0,3.6.0)"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
index 3222037f5..be0d4a742 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ant</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2eaa7201f..19de5708f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.archive
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 0a5abedb2..ee4e7689e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
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 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.archive.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.archive;version="3.5.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.archive;version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml
index 5a6e22132..9e837f9f1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.archive</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e3b216f9f..ce5a2c4b2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.console/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.console
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.6
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.console;version="3.5.0"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml
index c1a3e4589..95395d989 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.console</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index a9c1b97a1..cb9cf20d1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Provider-Name
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
index ded24b78e..4cf07d4d4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 3f6502cb0..d6ec349f9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.http.server
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Export-Package: 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
index 322dc0184..46573a8f9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.server</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b815cc489..cbd241257 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.http.test
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
index 5576aedb3..ea941b5d3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c7361569d..1f14f7709 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Import-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.api;version="[3.5.0,3.6.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml
index 59c47cad3..378df3a7e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c08853cbf..f0d02cd3a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Fragment-Host: org.eclipse.jgit;bundle-version="3.1.1"
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.java7
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 89d92306c..5755e53a4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.java7 - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.java7.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.java7;version="3.5.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.java7;version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1";roots="."
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/pom.xml
index 3f2c330b8..5bce334fb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.java7</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5492f752c..3873b2503 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml
index fd60605f1..6b3de4f3a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 8410af0e2..e4c944445 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.junit
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/pom.xml
index 2899fde65..d8c7a3c27 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
index 6990a31a7..c45772e73 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/pom.xml
index 51300cccc..e81b79c33 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml
index 5970fea55..3b234b6b5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/pom.xml
index e0699eec4..abd47fbec 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/feature.xml
index 2c117b53a..782d0ce60 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.java7"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/pom.xml
index 2bab6545a..16c113ef5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/feature.xml
index 847fa03af..3d6500af9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.junit"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/pom.xml
index b766cfb58..a75e50b81 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
index d41ea71f1..cdde1a0d3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.pgm"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml
index 01564033b..5d6e4061d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml
index 1924a657f..e2338c445 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml
index b7181ccf4..63fd988d6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml
index 52efda190..d30a597ce 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.repository/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.repository</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml
index 16ff548b2..76cc1a7e2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.source"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="3.5.0.qualifier"
+      version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml
index 08addafbd..0aaeb3675 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.source.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index a0cfee9f9..2369c1d29 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: JGit Target Platform Bundle
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.target
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
index 4fcc309b3..789c3fa42 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.target</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
index a09962df5..742df53cd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>JGit Tycho Parent</name>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fe425edb1..23ba2aa82 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
index 14a4b3744..dc6442229 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 850146e7a..afe39a477 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index eeac35bdf..3b86e1efc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm;version="3.5.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm;version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
index 93d56a492..321369293 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index f30f2c98d..a9b6e80e5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.test
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
index a3799c468..b35269b2e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 283b9c8bd..1c3ec5842 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ui
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.awtui;version="3.5.0"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
index 74b823021..399506a8c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ui</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 210316b6a..558f4965b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.api;version="3.5.0";
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 7a10f936c..2dea493ae 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit;version="3.5.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 3.5.0.201409071800-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit;version="3.5.0.201409071800-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
index b2bdc13d2..8fb637272 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c7c201d3..696a86994 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.5.0.201409071800-rc1</version>
 
   <name>JGit - Parent</name>
   <url>${jgit-url}</url>