diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 720328049..a30224078 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
 
     <repositories>
         <repository>
diff --git a/seqware-admin-webservice/pom.xml b/seqware-admin-webservice/pom.xml
index 3000f1f74..3fe409e50 100644
--- a/seqware-admin-webservice/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-admin-webservice/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/pom.xml b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/pom.xml
index 1094fc29c..86e5965ab 100644
--- a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <description>SeqWare Java Decider archetype</description>
 
     <parent> 
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version> 
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version> 
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId> 
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId> 
 	<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 7a6f65884..9dafdfc4f 100644
--- a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-decider/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <seqware-version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</seqware-version>
+        <seqware-version>1.2.0-alpha.0</seqware-version>
         <workflow-version>1.0</workflow-version>
         <workflow-name>${workflow-name}</workflow-name>
     </properties>
diff --git a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/pom.xml b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/pom.xml
index 0a0803889..1c10834ed 100644
--- a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <description>SeqWare Java workflow archetype</description>
 
     <parent> 
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version> 
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version> 
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId> 
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId> 
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 8f48d21c0..dad254f2a 100644
--- a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-java-workflow/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <seqware-version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</seqware-version>
+        <seqware-version>1.2.0-alpha.0</seqware-version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <workflow-full-name>Workflow_Bundle_${workflow-name}_${workflow-version}_SeqWare_${seqware-version}</workflow-full-name>
         <workflow-dir>${project.build.directory}/${workflow-full-name}/Workflow_Bundle_${workflow-name}/${workflow-version}</workflow-dir>
diff --git a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/pom.xml b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/pom.xml
index 9d2879d3a..40f5b6d91 100644
--- a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <description>SeqWare module archetype</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
 	<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 1bb3fed30..3c0f532d1 100644
--- a/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-archetypes/seqware-archetype-module/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <seqware-version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</seqware-version>
+    <seqware-version>1.2.0-alpha.0</seqware-version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/seqware-common/pom.xml b/seqware-common/pom.xml
index 98fc5bad7..70bd13905 100644
--- a/seqware-common/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-common/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-distribution/pom.xml b/seqware-distribution/pom.xml
index 2c43574f6..d118cbe48 100644
--- a/seqware-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-ext-admin-testing/pom.xml b/seqware-ext-admin-testing/pom.xml
index 7421f395d..567f98395 100644
--- a/seqware-ext-admin-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-ext-admin-testing/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent> 
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version> 
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version> 
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId> 
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId> 
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath> 
diff --git a/seqware-ext-testing/pom.xml b/seqware-ext-testing/pom.xml
index 3cb5a0b83..95bf82a54 100644
--- a/seqware-ext-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-ext-testing/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-meta-db/pom.xml b/seqware-meta-db/pom.xml
index 61fe81fa5..407e21f03 100644
--- a/seqware-meta-db/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-meta-db/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/seqware-pipeline/pom.xml b/seqware-pipeline/pom.xml
index d93f7e2fc..22d527cc5 100644
--- a/seqware-pipeline/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-pipeline/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/seqware-sanity-check/pom.xml b/seqware-sanity-check/pom.xml
index 32e415a22..e81bda013 100644
--- a/seqware-sanity-check/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-sanity-check/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
diff --git a/seqware-webservice/pom.xml b/seqware-webservice/pom.xml
index ee192f738..a4310cd20 100644
--- a/seqware-webservice/pom.xml
+++ b/seqware-webservice/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.seqware</groupId>
         <artifactId>seqware</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.0-alpha.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>