diff --git a/hadoop-assemblies/pom.xml b/hadoop-assemblies/pom.xml
index 4ff11f68ffad4..3eac72c5bf139 100644
--- a/hadoop-assemblies/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-assemblies/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-assemblies</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Assemblies</name>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Assemblies</description>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-build-tools/pom.xml b/hadoop-build-tools/pom.xml
index 26c8aa614f8be..fc214ad91ec97 100644
--- a/hadoop-build-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-build-tools/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-main</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>hadoop-build-tools</artifactId>
diff --git a/hadoop-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-client/pom.xml
index b330a3db4f51d..d09429514a82d 100644
--- a/hadoop-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-client/pom.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 <parent>
    <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
    <artifactId>hadoop-project-dist</artifactId>
-   <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
    <relativePath>../hadoop-project-dist</relativePath>
  </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-client</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <description>Apache Hadoop Client</description>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-annotations/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-annotations/pom.xml
index 0afa7e3b877a5..8d9dca28c1113 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-annotations</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Annotations</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Annotations</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth-examples/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth-examples/pom.xml
index c36c157aa9c9e..9c23047444390 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth-examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-auth-examples</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Hadoop Auth Examples</name>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/pom.xml
index 4cbdc4985542b..7f2a5d68a4cdf 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-auth/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-auth</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Hadoop Auth</name>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/pom.xml
index 54d1cddb8a422..b4d25b5c3bc39 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project-dist</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project-dist</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-common</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Common</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Common</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/pom.xml
index f65e94ad20a0a..7ecabfefc46b7 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-kms</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Hadoop KMS</name>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-minikdc/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-minikdc/pom.xml
index e75bc7fce751c..281b63574f387 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-minikdc/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-minikdc/pom.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-minikdc</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop MiniKDC</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop MiniKDC</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-nfs/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-nfs/pom.xml
index c943f3cfb8d78..616c6ea5399e7 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-nfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-nfs/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-nfs</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Hadoop NFS</name>
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-common-project/pom.xml
index db54ae5d2e601..b94853533804b 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-common-project</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Common Project</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Common Project</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-dist/pom.xml b/hadoop-dist/pom.xml
index 4a7feaad0abe8..6ea1fde16ad3d 100644
--- a/hadoop-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-dist/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-dist</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Distribution</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Distribution</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/pom.xml
index b8b531b10228a..df486789e7f46 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project-dist</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project-dist</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs-client</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop HDFS Client</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop HDFS Client</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml
index df1d63b2441d6..ba6fc3cf75170 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs-httpfs</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Hadoop HttpFS</name>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-native-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-native-client/pom.xml
index fa38719e35d11..af9fba9b4aa06 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-native-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-native-client/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project-dist</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project-dist</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs-native-client</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop HDFS Native Client</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop HDFS Native Client</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/pom.xml
index 7bbfe8726b7b4..cc0fb517f6ff0 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs-nfs</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop HDFS-NFS</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop HDFS-NFS</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/pom.xml
index b06cd4c56c2a3..26152ddd9dd7d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project-dist</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project-dist</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop HDFS</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop HDFS</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/contrib/bkjournal/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/contrib/bkjournal/pom.xml
index 7fb6c246dfa14..b0f28c7f7de7b 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/contrib/bkjournal/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/contrib/bkjournal/pom.xml
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../../../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop.contrib</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs-bkjournal</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop HDFS BookKeeper Journal</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop HDFS BookKeeper Journal</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java
index e221fe4a4fa4a..53c12ec40e0fa 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/TestEncryptionZones.java
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ public void testProvisionTrash() throws Exception {
   public void testBasicOperations() throws Exception {
 
     int numZones = 0;
-
+    /* Number of EZs should be 0 if no EZ is created */
+    assertEquals("Unexpected number of encryption zones!", numZones,
+        cluster.getNamesystem().getNumEncryptionZones());
     /* Test failure of create EZ on a directory that doesn't exist. */
     final Path zoneParent = new Path("/zones");
     final Path zone1 = new Path(zoneParent, "zone1");
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/pom.xml
index 4bb0545d8f1b8..80a1b0d1bf0df 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/pom.xml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-hdfs-project</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop HDFS Project</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop HDFS Project</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/pom.xml
index ef0ed6e9fe238..64d20bba35056 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-app/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-app</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce App</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/pom.xml
index fb3ceb606dff5..7e4515b0b929f 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-common/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-common</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce Common</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/pom.xml
index 4de24c78a897e..cf9438e60ef4b 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-core</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce Core</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs-plugins/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs-plugins/pom.xml
index eca7571b41fa6..a6875c9914770 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs-plugins</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce HistoryServer Plugins</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/pom.xml
index 1bcaf73e8e816..2bb88f0c0627e 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce HistoryServer</name>
 
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index c4fef7e4c0c62..a05c93c407bc5 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-jobclient/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce JobClient</name>
 
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index 05202451eead6..7bff93c5ce0c7 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-nativetask/pom.xml
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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-nativetask</artifactId>
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   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce NativeTask</name>
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-shuffle/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-shuffle/pom.xml
index 856d074ba60fa..a0a6a997dd20a 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-shuffle/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-shuffle/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client</artifactId>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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   <artifactId>hadoop-mapreduce-client-shuffle</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce Shuffle</name>
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/pom.xml
index f3fe68b949a22..26c97161e148a 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/pom.xml
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   <name>Apache Hadoop MapReduce Client</name>
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diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-examples/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-examples/pom.xml
index 3fbd487281bf4..7555e56595586 100644
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diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/pom.xml
index 5fd346d2c78ff..b08e418dcbe24 100644
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   <url>http://hadoop.apache.org/mapreduce/</url>
diff --git a/hadoop-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/hadoop-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index 48ee5d55d348f..c820144506057 100644
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   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-project-dist/pom.xml b/hadoop-project-dist/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hadoop-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-project/pom.xml
index 65e9672ce42d6..15076938e84b9 100644
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diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-archive-logs/pom.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-archive-logs/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/pom.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-aws/pom.xml
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   <description>
     This module contains code to support integration with Amazon Web Services.
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure-datalake/pom.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure-datalake/pom.xml
index c07a1d7adbc2f..050f8e4a46b23 100644
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index b036e8455a03e..2781e27c8fb38 100644
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   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-tools</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Tools</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Tools</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/pom.xml
index 52e276b4aa812..60c17684baa52 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-api</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN API</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/pom.xml
index 0f696d8fc3504..4f4f82affc141 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-applications</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-applications-distributedshell</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN DistributedShell</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-unmanaged-am-launcher/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-unmanaged-am-launcher/pom.xml
index ea3f294d6db2c..b813730bb998b 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-unmanaged-am-launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-unmanaged-am-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-applications</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-applications-unmanaged-am-launcher</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Unmanaged Am Launcher</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/pom.xml
index a1ff36ddfb1af..701dc2ab1004f 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-applications</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Applications</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/pom.xml
index 668c50d9df579..f8e9376ee9cc2 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/pom.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-client</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Client</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/TestAMRMClient.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/TestAMRMClient.java
index e0ad2c4baba24..375734daf7f6e 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/TestAMRMClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/TestAMRMClient.java
@@ -144,8 +144,13 @@ public static void setup() throws Exception {
     yarnClient.start();
 
     // get node info
+    assertTrue("All node managers did not connect to the RM within the "
+        + "allotted 5-second timeout",
+        yarnCluster.waitForNodeManagersToConnect(5000L));
     nodeReports = yarnClient.getNodeReports(NodeState.RUNNING);
-    
+    assertEquals("Not all node managers were reported running",
+        nodeCount, nodeReports.size());
+
     priority = Priority.newInstance(1);
     priority2 = Priority.newInstance(2);
     capability = Resource.newInstance(1024, 1);
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/pom.xml
index 8f31874934c01..c77e681d9a0cc 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-common</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Common</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-registry/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-registry/pom.xml
index 0c78c54c5bef1..e4fce3f8a1e0c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-registry/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-registry/pom.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-registry</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Registry</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/pom.xml
index f772c779740cd..4b831bff3208c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN ApplicationHistoryService</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml
index b9e10ee995025..78ed860efba21 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-common</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Server Common</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml
index f10fa08c3250a..b5673e0b74c93 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN NodeManager</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/pom.xml
index 56fb0752582f8..c6dbb66a03056 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN ResourceManager</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-sharedcachemanager/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-sharedcachemanager/pom.xml
index 49182760e4919..be8dcb0483559 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-sharedcachemanager/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-sharedcachemanager/pom.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-sharedcachemanager</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN SharedCacheManager</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml
index 58bed0bc266f3..683de4fdeb5aa 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Server Tests</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timeline-pluginstorage/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timeline-pluginstorage/pom.xml
index 1b8b7f97e29f2..5d3138df2d2ec 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timeline-pluginstorage/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timeline-pluginstorage/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-timeline-pluginstorage</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Timeline Plugin Storage</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice-hbase-tests/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice-hbase-tests/pom.xml
index a7b22a73396ec..6389b1fbcbaf7 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice-hbase-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice-hbase-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice-hbase-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Timeline Service HBase tests</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice/pom.xml
index 004972a7bc3c1..832b419f93190 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-timelineservice</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Timeline Service</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml
index 844d8d933830f..8e721d6c1d922 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Web Proxy</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml
index 416c511aa5c02..404ceebec2938 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Server</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml
index 643610914fcdc..8f920e035c054 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-site</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Site</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml
index 3353e3392a62b..c986ae742e392 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN</name>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml
index 380b51503431a..c240fec213795 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-project</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Hadoop YARN Project</name>
   <url>http://hadoop.apache.org/yarn/</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb504196e4fd5..8ebef9495108d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-main</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-alpha2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.0-alpha1</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Main</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Main</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>