diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 077f8ddb0a..d09e8b6758 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 5aa9a0b267..3726f7bf8e 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/changelog-system/pom.xml b/changelog-system/pom.xml
index b17c8c3442..9aa6bf8ef0 100644
--- a/changelog-system/pom.xml
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/common-api/pom.xml b/common-api/pom.xml
index de626d0eb4..a4eaa886c0 100644
--- a/common-api/pom.xml
+++ b/common-api/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 26de35fbee..825c3f6155 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b6c06e3eb6..ddc880565b 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/databases/orientdb/pom.xml b/databases/orientdb/pom.xml
index b6b0cd7ccb..a376623268 100644
--- a/databases/orientdb/pom.xml
+++ b/databases/orientdb/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-databases</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/databases/pom.xml b/databases/pom.xml
index 80e25c6b66..9b11ae387f 100644
--- a/databases/pom.xml
+++ b/databases/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/demo/common/pom.xml b/demo/common/pom.xml
index a7b6fa0de8..861c2926df 100644
--- a/demo/common/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/common/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-demos</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/demo/default/pom.xml b/demo/default/pom.xml
index dd1d9f71d6..35390c74b6 100644
--- a/demo/default/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/default/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-demos</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/demo/pom.xml b/demo/pom.xml
index e48bfe35d2..33db214e9d 100644
--- a/demo/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/distributed-coordinator/pom.xml b/distributed-coordinator/pom.xml
index e5400d5fec..a2bcc6c068 100644
--- a/distributed-coordinator/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 	<artifactId>mesh-distributed-coordinator</artifactId>
diff --git a/distributed/pom.xml b/distributed/pom.xml
index 9246840b3b..d8df3a524c 100644
--- a/distributed/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/doc/pom.xml b/doc/pom.xml
index bf82ff4f3d..34307706f8 100644
--- a/doc/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>mesh-doc</artifactId>
diff --git a/elasticsearch/pom.xml b/elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 76be972016..53f3318c8e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/ferma/pom.xml b/ferma/pom.xml
index e5aac87c8a..e5a00fba7a 100644
--- a/ferma/pom.xml
+++ b/ferma/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>ferma</artifactId>
diff --git a/madl/api/pom.xml b/madl/api/pom.xml
index c14a92c8fc..7a95a37902 100644
--- a/madl/api/pom.xml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 	<artifactId>madl-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/madl/core/pom.xml b/madl/core/pom.xml
index 041a995ec8..a09dd7cb29 100644
--- a/madl/core/pom.xml
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>madl-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/madl/madl-ferma/pom.xml b/madl/madl-ferma/pom.xml
index c4895994fa..23f5ab2801 100644
--- a/madl/madl-ferma/pom.xml
+++ b/madl/madl-ferma/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<artifactId>madl-ferma</artifactId>
diff --git a/madl/orientdb/pom.xml b/madl/orientdb/pom.xml
index cf0b528153..3183697e74 100644
--- a/madl/orientdb/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<artifactId>madl-orientdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/madl/pom.xml b/madl/pom.xml
index cae5511203..992290bf8b 100644
--- a/madl/pom.xml
+++ b/madl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<artifactId>madl</artifactId>
diff --git a/mdm/api/pom.xml b/mdm/api/pom.xml
index 41be52988e..a01d762508 100644
--- a/mdm/api/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<artifactId>mesh-mdm-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/mdm/common/pom.xml b/mdm/common/pom.xml
index 2f633c31d0..4f9fc85467 100644
--- a/mdm/common/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<artifactId>mesh-mdm-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/mdm/orientdb-api/pom.xml b/mdm/orientdb-api/pom.xml
index 2f6a159601..6eb9400bf3 100644
--- a/mdm/orientdb-api/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>mesh-mdm-orientdb-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/mdm/orientdb-wrapper/pom.xml b/mdm/orientdb-wrapper/pom.xml
index 3c7d295988..77a2953579 100644
--- a/mdm/orientdb-wrapper/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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 	<artifactId>mesh-mdm-orientdb-wrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/mdm/pom.xml b/mdm/pom.xml
index 8215605912..436ebfa0e1 100644
--- a/mdm/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<artifactId>mesh-mdm</artifactId>
diff --git a/performance-tests/pom.xml b/performance-tests/pom.xml
index 5f87cdc3c9..8f09d768a9 100644
--- a/performance-tests/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/plugin-api/pom.xml b/plugin-api/pom.xml
index b729557b29..cdcbf3d21f 100644
--- a/plugin-api/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/plugin-bom/pom.xml b/plugin-bom/pom.xml
index 5e4f18ba00..b608d26cb2 100644
--- a/plugin-bom/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/plugin-dep/pom.xml b/plugin-dep/pom.xml
index daa1c7b74c..c996e2ba91 100644
--- a/plugin-dep/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/plugin-parent/pom.xml b/plugin-parent/pom.xml
index 3ab5bd4835..4f6195eacc 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-parent/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea2f4de0c9..6046c5b1d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-	<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.9.8</version>
 
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Gentics Mesh</name>
diff --git a/rest-client/pom.xml b/rest-client/pom.xml
index eddd97a47b..3d0c20b706 100644
--- a/rest-client/pom.xml
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/rest-model/pom.xml b/rest-model/pom.xml
index bb7219afce..98f6d67594 100644
--- a/rest-model/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-model/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index 826b5eac5d..1c77ee65cd 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/services/aws-s3-storage/pom.xml b/services/aws-s3-storage/pom.xml
index b2433212bb..753744f0fa 100644
--- a/services/aws-s3-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/services/aws-s3-storage/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-services</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/services/image-imgscalr/pom.xml b/services/image-imgscalr/pom.xml
index 6134ea44a4..aff0a7cbcf 100644
--- a/services/image-imgscalr/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-services</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/services/jwt-auth/pom.xml b/services/jwt-auth/pom.xml
index 2c98b190e4..f730a01d1f 100644
--- a/services/jwt-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/services/jwt-auth/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-services</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/services/local-storage/pom.xml b/services/local-storage/pom.xml
index 40d87c01df..a9f16d1ef2 100644
--- a/services/local-storage/pom.xml
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/services/metrics-prometheus/pom.xml b/services/metrics-prometheus/pom.xml
index cbc9851e77..36f51b0ce4 100644
--- a/services/metrics-prometheus/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-services</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/services/pom.xml b/services/pom.xml
index 8dfc0095d5..1a7881e834 100644
--- a/services/pom.xml
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/tests/api/pom.xml b/tests/api/pom.xml
index 2ee8e1c469..23a5a2f737 100644
--- a/tests/api/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mesh-tests-api</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh - Tests API</name>
diff --git a/tests/common/pom.xml b/tests/common/pom.xml
index 04a21b5e49..4c772774d9 100644
--- a/tests/common/pom.xml
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
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 	<properties>
diff --git a/tests/context-api/pom.xml b/tests/context-api/pom.xml
index cf9ae00696..be703ee30f 100644
--- a/tests/context-api/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mesh-tests-context-api</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh - Tests context API</name>
diff --git a/tests/context-orientdb/pom.xml b/tests/context-orientdb/pom.xml
index cfda5381b4..d61196955d 100644
--- a/tests/context-orientdb/pom.xml
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   </parent>
   <artifactId>mesh-tests-context-orientdb</artifactId>
   <name>Mesh - Tests context - OrientDB</name>
diff --git a/tests/orientdb-runner/pom.xml b/tests/orientdb-runner/pom.xml
index 8bffac168c..08b16fc629 100644
--- a/tests/orientdb-runner/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.gentics.mesh</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mesh-tests</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.9.8</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>mesh-orientdb-tests-runner</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh - Tests Runner - OrientDB</name>
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 8f15a33fc1..9a867c0ca2 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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index d51b98b789..9d92ead10f 100644
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-admin-gui</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh Admin GUI - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-api/pom.xml b/tests/tests-api/pom.xml
index 5e1216e1a3..aaecf97793 100644
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index 561cec31f8..6bef40e74d 100644
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-changelog-system</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh Changelog System - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-common/pom.xml b/tests/tests-common/pom.xml
index f0aae4c00f..be89136536 100644
--- a/tests/tests-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/tests-core/pom.xml b/tests/tests-core/pom.xml
index 61a72e5b23..fb8b7aa37c 100644
--- a/tests/tests-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/tests-distributed-coordinator/pom.xml b/tests/tests-distributed-coordinator/pom.xml
index 68d20d9e51..ba1228e942 100644
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-distributed-coordinator</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh Distributed Coordinator - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-distributed/pom.xml b/tests/tests-distributed/pom.xml
index 2a378a3103..fcb53fb358 100644
--- a/tests/tests-distributed/pom.xml
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-		<version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/tests/tests-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/tests/tests-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 6cc2b583fd..cccb4b0784 100644
--- a/tests/tests-elasticsearch/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-elasticsearch</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh Elasticsearch - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-plugin-api/pom.xml b/tests/tests-plugin-api/pom.xml
index a994b9c106..8b979f0574 100644
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-plugin-api</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh Plugin API - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-rest-client/pom.xml b/tests/tests-rest-client/pom.xml
index d20615cf6a..751f627306 100644
--- a/tests/tests-rest-client/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-rest-client</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh REST Client - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-rest-model/pom.xml b/tests/tests-rest-model/pom.xml
index 98a704f0f6..2d607c31ad 100644
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-rest-model</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh REST Model - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-server/pom.xml b/tests/tests-server/pom.xml
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 	<artifactId>tests-mesh-server</artifactId>
 	<name>Mesh Server - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-service-aws-s3-storage/pom.xml b/tests/tests-service-aws-s3-storage/pom.xml
index fe5af86d44..dc3b305fb2 100644
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 	<name>Mesh AWS S3 Storage - Shared tests</name>
diff --git a/tests/tests-service-image-imgscalr/pom.xml b/tests/tests-service-image-imgscalr/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/tests-service-local-storage/pom.xml b/tests/tests-service-local-storage/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/tests-service-metrics-prometheus/pom.xml b/tests/tests-service-metrics-prometheus/pom.xml
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diff --git a/verticles/admin-gui/pom.xml b/verticles/admin-gui/pom.xml
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index 6d1012b99c..00e32f6b27 100644
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index dff94cdbce..b49e28ad1e 100644
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index b13d84465e..7ce6b6b810 100644
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