diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96eb6283..55a07976 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 	<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
-	<version>${revision}</version>
+	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>User sets API</name>
 	<description>User Sets API - API for curating collections by end users</description>
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 	</repositories>
 
 	<properties>
-		<revision>1.0</revision>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 		<java.17.addopens>--add-opens java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED
         	--add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
 		</java.17.addopens>
-		<version.commonsApi>0.4</version.commonsApi>
+		<version.commonsApi>0.4.3-SNAPSHOT</version.commonsApi>
 		<version.springBoot>2.5.14</version.springBoot>
 		
 		<!-- overwrite version defined in spring boot parent pom -->
diff --git a/set-client/pom.xml b/set-client/pom.xml
index b2b54091..cc1e9c97 100644
--- a/set-client/pom.xml
+++ b/set-client/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>		
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>		
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>set-client</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-common</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/set-common/pom.xml b/set-common/pom.xml
index 74006bb0..0f57c267 100644
--- a/set-common/pom.xml
+++ b/set-common/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/set-definitions/pom.xml b/set-definitions/pom.xml
index bd79b211..b159f6b3 100644
--- a/set-definitions/pom.xml
+++ b/set-definitions/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
 	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
diff --git a/set-integration-testing/pom.xml b/set-integration-testing/pom.xml
index 3d338057..10951584 100644
--- a/set-integration-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/set-integration-testing/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>set-integration-testing</artifactId>
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-common</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/set-mongo/pom.xml b/set-mongo/pom.xml
index 28c135d9..6d19cb46 100644
--- a/set-mongo/pom.xml
+++ b/set-mongo/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-common</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/set-search-api-client/pom.xml b/set-search-api-client/pom.xml
index 896f403c..2062aa07 100644
--- a/set-search-api-client/pom.xml
+++ b/set-search-api-client/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 	
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-common</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/set-usage-stats/pom.xml b/set-usage-stats/pom.xml
index a8c94de6..34921e15 100644
--- a/set-usage-stats/pom.xml
+++ b/set-usage-stats/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
         <groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>${revision}</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>set-usage-stats</artifactId>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
             <artifactId>set-mongo</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/set-utils/pom.xml b/set-utils/pom.xml
index 0185e26f..53cb0e06 100644
--- a/set-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/set-utils/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-definitions</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 			
 		</dependency>		
diff --git a/set-web/pom.xml b/set-web/pom.xml
index 5046f753..d2e80f9f 100644
--- a/set-web/pom.xml
+++ b/set-web/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<artifactId>set-api</artifactId>
 		<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-		<version>${revision}</version>
+		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -54,24 +54,24 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-common</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-mongo</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-search-api-client</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.set</groupId>
 			<artifactId>set-usage-stats</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- europeana api commons -->