diff --git a/admin-ui/pom.xml b/admin-ui/pom.xml
index 74412fbefd..18e04704db 100644
--- a/admin-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/admin-ui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/pom.xml
index aeb4aa8a52..e9159af19a 100644
--- a/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-dependencies-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependencies/server-dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/server-dependencies/pom.xml
index 5b410a1b0b..2d370333c1 100644
--- a/dependencies/server-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/server-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-dependencies-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-server-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/dist/pom.xml b/dist/pom.xml
index d20b763ec6..ef1ea85fea 100644
--- a/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/dist/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-dist</artifactId>
diff --git a/jaxrs/pom.xml b/jaxrs/pom.xml
index 3890749f02..f82116228a 100644
--- a/jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-jaxrs</artifactId>
diff --git a/model/api/pom.xml b/model/api/pom.xml
index 787c243ca2..0868001a74 100644
--- a/model/api/pom.xml
+++ b/model/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-model-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-model-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/model/jpa/pom.xml b/model/jpa/pom.xml
index c06fb311a1..717cc56bad 100644
--- a/model/jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/model/jpa/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-model-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-model-jpa</artifactId>
diff --git a/model/pom.xml b/model/pom.xml
index 1297e1e695..969354c168 100644
--- a/model/pom.xml
+++ b/model/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-model-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 336dcb8c03..136d12a28c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>AeroGear UnifiedPush Server</name>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/aerogear/aerogear-unifiedpush-server.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:aerogear/aerogear-unifiedpush-server.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/aerogear/aerogear-unifiedpush-server</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>1.1.0-alpha.1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/push/model/pom.xml b/push/model/pom.xml
index 835fd212ea..b0a3033909 100644
--- a/push/model/pom.xml
+++ b/push/model/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-push-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-push-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/push/pom.xml b/push/pom.xml
index 92f31acdab..9141d2faf1 100644
--- a/push/pom.xml
+++ b/push/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-push-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/push/sender/pom.xml b/push/sender/pom.xml
index 1e0c0f4743..8b41df4cc0 100644
--- a/push/sender/pom.xml
+++ b/push/sender/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-push-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-push-sender</artifactId>
diff --git a/servers/auth-server/pom.xml b/servers/auth-server/pom.xml
index 194e22d2a1..0686dbb055 100644
--- a/servers/auth-server/pom.xml
+++ b/servers/auth-server/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/servers/pom.xml b/servers/pom.xml
index dae745c1b1..349f9d52b5 100644
--- a/servers/pom.xml
+++ b/servers/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/servers/ups-as7/pom.xml b/servers/ups-as7/pom.xml
index 272d86e359..d3bd355e36 100644
--- a/servers/ups-as7/pom.xml
+++ b/servers/ups-as7/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/servers/ups-wildfly/pom.xml b/servers/ups-wildfly/pom.xml
index 8032f785bd..d42c19562b 100644
--- a/servers/ups-wildfly/pom.xml
+++ b/servers/ups-wildfly/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/service/pom.xml b/service/pom.xml
index d2d0cb6f94..270d18b9db 100644
--- a/service/pom.xml
+++ b/service/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush</groupId>
         <artifactId>unifiedpush-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.1.0-alpha.1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unifiedpush-service</artifactId>