diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index bfa786134..eef753439 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 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 6935af82a..d42d99ddf 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
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+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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   <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 fbce458a3..14ade65df 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.ant
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ant
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Import-Package: org.apache.tools.ant,
   org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file;version="[5.6.0,5.7.0)"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 80c658ec4..64b0a28e9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.ant;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.ant;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
index 54f8a4b98..a324c580e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
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   <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 956d243ba..4d3672aa3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.archive
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.archive
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index c0b96705f..9f8e89039 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: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.archive;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.archive;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/pom.xml
index 65a1f5217..53eab2341 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>
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+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.archive</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
index a25db37f5..afbd0681f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
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+  <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks</artifactId>
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.coverage/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.coverage/pom.xml
index 9dfb25108..6dd029975 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.coverage/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ant</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.archive</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache</artifactId>
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+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.server</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm</artifactId>
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+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ui</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache</artifactId>
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+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test</artifactId>
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+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index ff9791091..6a6537b93 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 895016487..3cac16833 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
index 4be8a980f..114188f47 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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   <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 b2e85a511..bb61c2648 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.http.server
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.http.server
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.http.server;version="5.6.0",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index e051fd828..baffcd6fc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
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 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.http.server;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.http.server;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
index 97d90d0b5..07e6d563c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
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   </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 97f1105ad..a2ffc27d3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.http.test
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+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
index e055c58a1..5aafda8ba 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.http.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 580627771..e5a44cc69 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index b454cd0fe..446c493eb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
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+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml
index c69f194b8..29f839def 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/pom.xml
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   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 7ece7603f..6b645a010 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
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 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 2438c0085..63bce00f0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
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 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
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+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/pom.xml
index d4591d733..ab64461f2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh/pom.xml
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index aedfaa99f..a406b5775 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.junit
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 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index d9a24d8de..1fe35517e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
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-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.junit;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
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+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.junit;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/pom.xml
index af0a7f1c7..6857c3901 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 4279a4aeb..513f6bc41 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/pom.xml
index 6fb9b78c9..c95cd3473 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fb0ee06d6..7cfa37bc8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server;version="5.6.0";
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 6f1c3a473..e6548d702 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/pom.xml
index b95806b17..9d57c987b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 549a0ff8f..6af2f14c8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/pom.xml
index d1691c318..4bf88ce04 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 1fd1957af..5ae0ee5c3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs;version="5.6.0",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 382d1561e..f9f10213f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.lfs;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/pom.xml
index f1df7a083..298aa83a4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.lfs</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 fb36ac0ab..9c9a7767d 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="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-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 0cbe27086..74f93746b 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 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </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 de604cd6e..d65e7e389 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="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-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 81e69d24f..bbda81795 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>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </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 4604b4f8a..c7be85452 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="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-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 5d07fa479..5094af549 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>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
index 1b2897d04..e931f82ab 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.lfs"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/pom.xml
index 0a828971b..2461e039c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </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 dd662c9f2..e24f5342d 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="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-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 504c1a8c9..ed9dba3e9 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>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 8f21d1d92..b8578ebe7 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 d4828e47c..5c53578f3 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="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-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 933cc8f49..d53d6731c 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
-      <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml
index 2582a77e7..2979bd71d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="5.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1"
       provider-name="%providerName">
 
    <description url="http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/">
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/pom.xml
index 6fa69eae0..f92a2f9a7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.feature/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 068c15dd9..444520502 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: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-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 e8d9df046..246bb7de1 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 47a803018..1e88fcbe0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <artifactId>jgit.tycho.parent</artifactId>
-  <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 fc36051db..00fee1fea 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 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 1ba893c7f..4d1175f92 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 48dc73001..0fca7b88e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 70aa5003d..bf335736a 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: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
index 003076fd9..9433c0e00 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.pgm</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 4bae3d9b6..ec4022fd6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/pom.xml
index 838fd83f6..98e2558dc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 209a10f49..56082f5dc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.internal.transport.sshd;version="5.6.0";x-internal:=true;
   uses:="org.apache.sshd.client,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index c1d8d9a29..b4ab96ecf 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/pom.xml
index 26e44b085..9d5a18e70 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 804306538..3729f24ca 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.test
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
index d8af7dc52..073d52fcd 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 38f63f99b..6d5800da1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.ui
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ui
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.awtui;version="5.6.0"
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index c19a63441..968abef04 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.jgit.ui - Sources
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.ui.source
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - JGit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.ui;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit.ui;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
index 7d6c77d49..7ed6b1192 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-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 ab0f1a2c0..c7ff95a37 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jgit
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit
-Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/SOURCE-MANIFEST.MF
index 01c9aa056..ff42a8dfc 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: 5.6.0.qualifier
-Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit;version="5.6.0.qualifier";roots="."
+Bundle-Version: 5.6.0.201912041214-rc1
+Eclipse-SourceBundle: org.eclipse.jgit;version="5.6.0.201912041214-rc1";roots="."
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
index 6b8cdaab1..60981488d 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e70a08b4..78cd4b3e4 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>5.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.6.0.201912041214-rc1</version>
 
   <name>JGit - Parent</name>
   <url>${jgit-url}</url>