diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af11bbd60..d59af05d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat</groupId>
     <artifactId>webgoat-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
 
     <name>WebGoat Parent Pom</name>
     <description>Parent Pom for the WebGoat Project. A deliberately insecure Web Application</description>
diff --git a/webgoat-container/pom.xml b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
index 9d51d232a..5de62b90f 100644
--- a/webgoat-container/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/auth-bypass/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/auth-bypass/pom.xml
index fe1fca044..aaa827cf2 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/auth-bypass/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/auth-bypass/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/bypass-restrictions/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/bypass-restrictions/pom.xml
index 8775fdbd5..36edcedbd 100755
--- a/webgoat-lessons/bypass-restrictions/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/bypass-restrictions/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 </project>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/challenge/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/challenge/pom.xml
index 04adf95cb..7b314659e 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/challenge/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/challenge/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/client-side-filtering/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/client-side-filtering/pom.xml
index c44a2605f..bd7fe1f7e 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/client-side-filtering/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/client-side-filtering/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/cross-site-scripting/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/cross-site-scripting/pom.xml
index c6043ff30..21278aceb 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/cross-site-scripting/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/cross-site-scripting/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
     <build>
        <plugins>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/csrf/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/csrf/pom.xml
index 3845faaa4..df8d760cd 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/csrf/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/csrf/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/html-tampering/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/html-tampering/pom.xml
index 44d24a8ce..8d4c20b76 100755
--- a/webgoat-lessons/html-tampering/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/html-tampering/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/http-basics/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/http-basics/pom.xml
index 0a643d83e..7aea7f8f2 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/http-basics/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/http-basics/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/http-proxies/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/http-proxies/pom.xml
index 313061c5d..f6b3559e0 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/http-proxies/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/http-proxies/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/idor/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/idor/pom.xml
index 2ddeee2d1..cf3cd5574 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/idor/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/idor/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/insecure-login/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/insecure-login/pom.xml
index aac10ceef..cdc73345a 100755
--- a/webgoat-lessons/insecure-login/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/insecure-login/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/jwt/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/jwt/pom.xml
index 0867ac1cc..0fb7ddb83 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/jwt/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/jwt/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/missing-function-ac/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/missing-function-ac/pom.xml
index b47396630..ef9c2dc12 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/missing-function-ac/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/missing-function-ac/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/pom.xml
index 1fcdadb59..a274e45fa 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
     <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
     <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/sql-injection/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/sql-injection/pom.xml
index 62811540d..775734fc5 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/sql-injection/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/sql-injection/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/vulnerable-components/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/vulnerable-components/pom.xml
index 04ff99e84..43d149f9b 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/vulnerable-components/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/vulnerable-components/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/webwolf-introduction/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/webwolf-introduction/pom.xml
index f196aca19..a51d63327 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/webwolf-introduction/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/webwolf-introduction/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webgoat-lessons/xxe/pom.xml b/webgoat-lessons/xxe/pom.xml
index 4caf1b9ea..acb2027f4 100644
--- a/webgoat-lessons/xxe/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-lessons/xxe/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat.lesson</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-lessons-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/webgoat-server/pom.xml b/webgoat-server/pom.xml
index 80ba17a0c..1b7f510e6 100644
--- a/webgoat-server/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-server/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/webwolf/pom.xml b/webwolf/pom.xml
index 58cbc4a8b..0dbfe8e73 100644
--- a/webwolf/pom.xml
+++ b/webwolf/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat</groupId>
         <artifactId>webgoat-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.0.0.M1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>