(karaf) branch karaf-4.4.x updated: [maven-release-plugin] prepare release karaf-4.4.5

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:21:32 -0800 

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     new baba1dc2d5 [maven-release-plugin] prepare release karaf-4.4.5
baba1dc2d5 is described below

commit baba1dc2d5b496f5ab36cc89010eb7bd1a4b4f69
Author: JB Onofré <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Jan 5 19:20:58 2024 +0100

    [maven-release-plugin] prepare release karaf-4.4.5
---
 archetypes/assembly/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 archetypes/blueprint/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 archetypes/bundle/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 archetypes/command/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 archetypes/feature/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 archetypes/kar/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 archetypes/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 assemblies/apache-karaf-minimal/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 assemblies/apache-karaf/pom.xml                                     | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/base/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/enterprise/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/framework/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/specs/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/spring-legacy/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/spring/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/standard/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 assemblies/features/static/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 assemblies/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 audit/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 bom/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 bundle/blueprintstate/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 bundle/core/pom.xml                                                 | 2 +-
 bundle/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 bundle/springstate/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 client/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 config/command/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 config/core/pom.xml                                                 | 2 +-
 config/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 deployer/blueprint/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 deployer/features/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 deployer/kar/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 deployer/pom.xml                                                    | 2 +-
 deployer/spring/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 deployer/wrap/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 diagnostic/boot/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 diagnostic/core/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 diagnostic/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 docker/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 event/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 .../karaf-blueprint-example/karaf-blueprint-example-client/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 .../karaf-blueprint-example/karaf-blueprint-example-common/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 .../karaf-blueprint-example-features/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 .../karaf-blueprint-example-provider/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-blueprint-example/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-branding-example/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-bundle-example/karaf-bundle-example-client/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-bundle-example/karaf-bundle-example-common/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-bundle-example/karaf-bundle-example-features/pom.xml | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-bundle-example/karaf-bundle-example-provider/pom.xml | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-bundle-example/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-camel-example/karaf-camel-example-blueprint/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-camel-example/karaf-camel-example-features/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-camel-example/karaf-camel-example-java/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-camel-example/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-cdi-example/karaf-cdi-example-api/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-cdi-example/karaf-cdi-example-consumer/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-cdi-example/karaf-cdi-example-features/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-cdi-example/karaf-cdi-example-provider/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-cdi-example/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-command-example/karaf-command-example-api/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-command-example/karaf-command-example-command/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 .../karaf-command-example/karaf-command-example-features/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-command-example/karaf-command-example-provider/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-command-example/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 .../karaf-config-example/karaf-config-example-blueprint/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-config-example/karaf-config-example-features/pom.xml | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-config-example/karaf-config-example-listener/pom.xml | 2 +-
 .../karaf-config-example-managed-factory/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-config-example/karaf-config-example-managed/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-config-example/karaf-config-example-scr/pom.xml      | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-config-example/karaf-config-example-static/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-config-example/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-deployer-example/pom.xml                             | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-docker-example/karaf-docker-example-app/pom.xml      | 2 +-
 .../karaf-docker-example/karaf-docker-example-dynamic-dist/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 .../karaf-docker-example/karaf-docker-example-static-dist/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-docker-example/pom.xml                               | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-dump-example/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-graphql-example/karaf-graphql-example-api/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-graphql-example/karaf-graphql-example-commands/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-graphql-example/karaf-graphql-example-core/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 .../karaf-graphql-example/karaf-graphql-example-features/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-graphql-example/karaf-graphql-example-scr-servlet/pom.xml | 2 +-
 .../karaf-graphql-example/karaf-graphql-example-websocket/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-graphql-example/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 .../karaf-http-resource-example-features/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-http-resource-example-whiteboard/pom.xml                  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-http-resource-example/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-itest-example/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jaas-example/karaf-jaas-example-app/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jaas-example/karaf-jaas-example-features/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jaas-example/karaf-jaas-example-wab/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jaas-example/karaf-jaas-example-war/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jaas-example/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jdbc-example/karaf-jdbc-example-api/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jdbc-example/karaf-jdbc-example-command/pom.xml      | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jdbc-example/karaf-jdbc-example-features/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jdbc-example/karaf-jdbc-example-provider/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jdbc-example/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jms-example/karaf-jms-example-command/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jms-example/karaf-jms-example-features/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jms-example/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jpa-example/karaf-jpa-example-command/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jpa-example/karaf-jpa-example-features/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-api/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-blueprint-eclipselink/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-blueprint-hibernate/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-blueprint-openjpa/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-blueprint/pom.xml                    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-ds-eclipselink/pom.xml               | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-ds-hibernate/pom.xml                 | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-ds-openjpa/pom.xml                   | 2 +-
 .../karaf-jpa-example-provider-ds/pom.xml                           | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jpa-example/karaf-jpa-example-provider/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-jpa-example/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 .../karaf-log-appender-example-core/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 .../karaf-log-appender-example-features/pom.xml                     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-log-appender-example/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-maven-example/karaf-maven-example-run-bundle/pom.xml | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-maven-example/karaf-maven-example-run/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-maven-example/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/karaf-mbean-example-api/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/karaf-mbean-example-blueprint/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/karaf-mbean-example-features/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/karaf-mbean-example-provider/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/karaf-mbean-example-scr/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/karaf-mbean-example-simple/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-mbean-example/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-redis-example/karaf-redis-example-api/pom.xml        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-redis-example/karaf-redis-example-command/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-redis-example/karaf-redis-example-features/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-redis-example/karaf-redis-example-service/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-redis-example/pom.xml                                | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/karaf-rest-example-api/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/karaf-rest-example-blueprint/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-rest-example-client/karaf-rest-example-client-cxf/pom.xml | 2 +-
 .../karaf-rest-example-client-http/pom.xml                          | 2 +-
 .../karaf-rest-example-client-jersey/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/karaf-rest-example-client/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/karaf-rest-example-features/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/karaf-rest-example-scr/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/karaf-rest-example-whiteboard/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-rest-example/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 .../karaf-scheduler-example-features/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 .../karaf-scheduler-example-runnable/pom.xml                        | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-scheduler-example/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-scr-example/karaf-scr-example-api/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-scr-example/karaf-scr-example-client/pom.xml         | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-scr-example/karaf-scr-example-features/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-scr-example/karaf-scr-example-provider/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-scr-example/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 .../karaf-servlet-example/karaf-servlet-example-annotation/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 .../karaf-servlet-example/karaf-servlet-example-blueprint/pom.xml   | 2 +-
 .../karaf-servlet-example/karaf-servlet-example-features/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 .../karaf-servlet-example-registration/pom.xml                      | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-servlet-example/karaf-servlet-example-scr/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-servlet-example/karaf-servlet-example-upload/pom.xml | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-servlet-example/pom.xml                              | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-soap-example/karaf-soap-example-api/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-soap-example/karaf-soap-example-blueprint/pom.xml    | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-soap-example/karaf-soap-example-client/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-soap-example/karaf-soap-example-features/pom.xml     | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-soap-example/karaf-soap-example-scr/pom.xml          | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-soap-example/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 .../karaf-url-namespace-handler-example-core/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 .../karaf-url-namespace-handler-example-features/pom.xml            | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-url-namespace-handler-example/pom.xml                | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-war-example/karaf-war-example-features/pom.xml       | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-war-example/karaf-war-example-webapp/pom.xml         | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-war-example/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 examples/karaf-websocket-example/pom.xml                            | 2 +-
 examples/pom.xml                                                    | 2 +-
 features/command/pom.xml                                            | 2 +-
 features/core/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 features/extension/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 features/pom.xml                                                    | 2 +-
 http/pom.xml                                                        | 2 +-
 instance/pom.xml                                                    | 2 +-
 itests/common/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 itests/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 itests/test/pom.xml                                                 | 2 +-
 jaas/blueprint/config/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 jaas/blueprint/jasypt/pom.xml                                       | 2 +-
 jaas/blueprint/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 jaas/boot/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 jaas/command/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 jaas/config/pom.xml                                                 | 2 +-
 jaas/jasypt/pom.xml                                                 | 2 +-
 jaas/modules/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 jaas/pom.xml                                                        | 2 +-
 jaas/spring-security-crypto/pom.xml                                 | 2 +-
 jdbc/pom.xml                                                        | 2 +-
 jms/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 jndi/pom.xml                                                        | 2 +-
 kar/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 log/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 main/pom.xml                                                        | 2 +-
 management/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 management/server/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 manual/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 maven/core/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 maven/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 obr/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 package/pom.xml                                                     | 2 +-
 pom.xml                                                             | 6 +++---
 profile/pom.xml                                                     | 2 +-
 scheduler/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 scr/management/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 scr/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 scr/state/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 service/core/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 service/guard/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 service/pom.xml                                                     | 2 +-
 services/coordinator/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 services/eventadmin/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 services/interceptor/api/pom.xml                                    | 2 +-
 services/interceptor/impl/pom.xml                                   | 2 +-
 services/interceptor/pom.xml                                        | 2 +-
 services/pom.xml                                                    | 2 +-
 services/staticcm/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 shell/commands/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 shell/console/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 shell/core/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 shell/groovy/pom.xml                                                | 2 +-
 shell/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 shell/ssh/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 shell/table/pom.xml                                                 | 2 +-
 specs/activator/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 specs/java.xml.ws/pom.xml                                           | 2 +-
 specs/java.xml/pom.xml                                              | 2 +-
 specs/locator/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 specs/pom.xml                                                       | 2 +-
 subsystem/pom.xml                                                   | 2 +-
 system/pom.xml                                                      | 2 +-
 tooling/karaf-maven-plugin/pom.xml                                  | 2 +-
 tooling/karaf-services-maven-plugin/pom.xml                         | 2 +-
 tooling/pom.xml                                                     | 2 +-
 tooling/utils/pom.xml                                               | 2 +-
 util/pom.xml                                                        | 2 +-
 web/pom.xml                                                         | 2 +-
 webconsole/console/pom.xml                                          | 2 +-
 webconsole/features/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 webconsole/gogo/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 webconsole/http/pom.xml                                             | 2 +-
 webconsole/instance/pom.xml                                         | 2 +-
 webconsole/pom.xml                                                  | 2 +-
 wrapper/pom.xml                                                     | 2 +-
 248 files changed, 250 insertions(+), 250 deletions(-)

diff --git a/archetypes/assembly/pom.xml b/archetypes/assembly/pom.xml
index a451a8839c..d63f585987 100644
--- a/archetypes/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.karaf.archetypes</groupId>
diff --git a/archetypes/blueprint/pom.xml b/archetypes/blueprint/pom.xml
index c36feef11a..82c834724b 100644
--- a/archetypes/blueprint/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/blueprint/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 94add38b9a..5c73b17ff8 100644
--- a/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/archetypes/command/pom.xml b/archetypes/command/pom.xml
index 8fe502ffa6..e39f4c9c19 100644
--- a/archetypes/command/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/command/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/archetypes/feature/pom.xml b/archetypes/feature/pom.xml
index 36fb8763a4..b1f03a9a09 100644
--- a/archetypes/feature/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/feature/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/archetypes/kar/pom.xml b/archetypes/kar/pom.xml
index 405d53f907..0f06536dc9 100644
--- a/archetypes/kar/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/kar/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 5c8e833ba8..85bd7a6ea9 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>karaf</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assemblies/apache-karaf-minimal/pom.xml 
b/assemblies/apache-karaf-minimal/pom.xml
index ff2767a908..50b2f15c73 100644
--- a/assemblies/apache-karaf-minimal/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/apache-karaf-minimal/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.assemblies</groupId>
         <artifactId>assemblies</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assemblies/apache-karaf/pom.xml b/assemblies/apache-karaf/pom.xml
index 2b21cb21bf..0afd161ee9 100644
--- a/assemblies/apache-karaf/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/apache-karaf/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.assemblies</groupId>
         <artifactId>assemblies</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assemblies/features/base/pom.xml b/assemblies/features/base/pom.xml
index 4ce530ef71..4799b0f6e3 100644
--- a/assemblies/features/base/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/features/base/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.assemblies.features</groupId>
         <artifactId>features</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assemblies/features/enterprise/pom.xml 
b/assemblies/features/enterprise/pom.xml
index 74fd093221..d0ce7dfbb1 100644
--- a/assemblies/features/enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/features/enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.assemblies.features</groupId>
         <artifactId>features</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assemblies/features/framework/pom.xml 
b/assemblies/features/framework/pom.xml
index 7bc9cab2e1..2a6086ddb2 100644
--- a/assemblies/features/framework/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/features/framework/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.assemblies.features</groupId>
         <artifactId>features</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/assemblies/features/pom.xml b/assemblies/features/pom.xml
index 8b90d54056..4c6ee25a34 100644
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index 2aa49ac40d..25f9997e49 100644
--- a/tooling/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/utils/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
         <artifactId>tooling</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>org.apache.karaf.tools.utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index e96b855498..616062d6b1 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>karaf</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index f9f83c617a..eac3ba9ca0 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>karaf</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/webconsole/console/pom.xml b/webconsole/console/pom.xml
index 05b4e66903..e7fb320a64 100644
--- a/webconsole/console/pom.xml
+++ b/webconsole/console/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.webconsole</groupId>
         <artifactId>webconsole</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/webconsole/features/pom.xml b/webconsole/features/pom.xml
index 41d5fcb6ba..a09385f6e5 100644
--- a/webconsole/features/pom.xml
+++ b/webconsole/features/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.webconsole</groupId>
         <artifactId>webconsole</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/webconsole/gogo/pom.xml b/webconsole/gogo/pom.xml
index 8b75ffad22..0fd010ba07 100644
--- a/webconsole/gogo/pom.xml
+++ b/webconsole/gogo/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.webconsole</groupId>
         <artifactId>webconsole</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/webconsole/http/pom.xml b/webconsole/http/pom.xml
index 18c0a593b8..cd327fbaf8 100644
--- a/webconsole/http/pom.xml
+++ b/webconsole/http/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf.webconsole</groupId>
         <artifactId>webconsole</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/webconsole/instance/pom.xml b/webconsole/instance/pom.xml
index fd99791049..59e13267d2 100644
--- a/webconsole/instance/pom.xml
+++ b/webconsole/instance/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
        <parent>
                <groupId>org.apache.karaf.webconsole</groupId>
                <artifactId>webconsole</artifactId>
-               <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+               <version>4.4.5</version>
                <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
        </parent>
 
diff --git a/webconsole/pom.xml b/webconsole/pom.xml
index 6a1e4b1389..b0e63e88e6 100644
--- a/webconsole/pom.xml
+++ b/webconsole/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>karaf</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/wrapper/pom.xml b/wrapper/pom.xml
index 46d1ccb1fc..deaf0c95da 100644
--- a/wrapper/pom.xml
+++ b/wrapper/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.karaf</groupId>
         <artifactId>karaf</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.4.5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>

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