diff --git a/archetypes/jersey-example-java8-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/jersey-example-java8-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index b3e9f15..8b30af9 100644
--- a/archetypes/jersey-example-java8-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jersey-example-java8-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Copyright (c) 2015, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+    terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
+    http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+
+    This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+    Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the
+    Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License,
+    version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception, which is available at
+    https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+
+-->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -88,7 +105,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 99a15a6..2ba2da7 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -57,28 +57,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${gpg.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifact</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 26198a7..e2b5ccb 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -397,40 +397,5 @@
                 </site>
             </distributionManagement>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <skip>true</skip>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.7</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>default-deploy</id>
-                                <phase>deploy</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>deploy</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <serverId>jvnet-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://maven.java.net/</nexusUrl>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/bundles/examples/pom.xml b/bundles/examples/pom.xml
index 1396385..b739345 100644
--- a/bundles/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/examples/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <dependencies>
+<!--
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>bean-validation-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
             <classifier>gf-project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>bookmark</artifactId>
@@ -434,6 +436,7 @@
             <classifier>gf-project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+<!--
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>monitoring-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -441,6 +444,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>multipart-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -462,6 +466,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+<!--
         <dependency>
            <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>oauth2-client-google-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -469,6 +474,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>osgi-helloworld-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -553,6 +559,7 @@
             <classifier>gf-project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+<!--
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>shortener-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -567,6 +574,7 @@
             <classifier>gf-project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>simple-console</artifactId>
@@ -574,6 +582,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+<!--
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>sparklines</artifactId>
@@ -581,6 +590,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>sse-item-store-jersey-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -623,6 +633,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+<!--
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>tone-generator</artifactId>
@@ -630,6 +641,7 @@
             <classifier>project-src</classifier>
             <type>zip</type>
         </dependency>
+-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.examples</groupId>
             <artifactId>xml-moxy</artifactId>
diff --git a/bundles/pom.xml b/bundles/pom.xml
index 49411d8..f9c3e12 100644
--- a/bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <activation>
                 <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
             </activation>
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index aab0954..8b08277 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <name>jersey-documentation</name>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <properties>
                 <javanet.repository.id>releases</javanet.repository.id>
                 <jersey.docs.version>${jersey.version}</jersey.docs.version>
diff --git a/examples/bookmark-em/pom.xml b/examples/bookmark-em/pom.xml
index d8f38ea..8720578 100644
--- a/examples/bookmark-em/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/bookmark-em/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/bookmark/pom.xml b/examples/bookmark/pom.xml
index a888fd0..6a66f19 100644
--- a/examples/bookmark/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/bookmark/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/bookstore-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/bookstore-webapp/pom.xml
index ceecaea..d8ac509 100644
--- a/examples/bookstore-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/bookstore-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/cdi-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/cdi-webapp/pom.xml
index f90d4cf..b418871 100644
--- a/examples/cdi-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/cdi-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/clipboard-programmatic/pom.xml b/examples/clipboard-programmatic/pom.xml
index 2dc01d9..eab8bf4 100644
--- a/examples/clipboard-programmatic/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/clipboard-programmatic/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/clipboard/pom.xml b/examples/clipboard/pom.xml
index 14c8a02..14449b8 100644
--- a/examples/clipboard/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/clipboard/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/declarative-linking/pom.xml b/examples/declarative-linking/pom.xml
index 17ca4f4..eb1315d 100644
--- a/examples/declarative-linking/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/declarative-linking/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/entity-filtering-security/pom.xml b/examples/entity-filtering-security/pom.xml
index d97e4fa..d755fd0 100644
--- a/examples/entity-filtering-security/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/entity-filtering-security/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/entity-filtering-selectable/pom.xml b/examples/entity-filtering-selectable/pom.xml
index fe235ed..da88745 100644
--- a/examples/entity-filtering-selectable/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/entity-filtering-selectable/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/entity-filtering/pom.xml b/examples/entity-filtering/pom.xml
index c23a9aa..d4eda8d 100644
--- a/examples/entity-filtering/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/entity-filtering/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/exception-mapping/pom.xml b/examples/exception-mapping/pom.xml
index 2cf95d6..119d2cd 100644
--- a/examples/exception-mapping/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/exception-mapping/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/extended-wadl-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/extended-wadl-webapp/pom.xml
index c20105f..33941b6 100644
--- a/examples/extended-wadl-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/extended-wadl-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/freemarker-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/freemarker-webapp/pom.xml
index b5753ea..80605ba 100644
--- a/examples/freemarker-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/freemarker-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/groovy/pom.xml b/examples/groovy/pom.xml
index 30c0adc..358b499 100644
--- a/examples/groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/groovy/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-benchmark/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-benchmark/pom.xml
index be504da..8a350e0 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2015, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2015, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml
index 865154f..27d7458 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-netty/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-netty/pom.xml
index fa8d4af..7b1b108 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-netty/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-netty/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2016, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2016, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-programmatic/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-programmatic/pom.xml
index a73b4df..c9f437b 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-programmatic/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-programmatic/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-pure-jax-rs/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-pure-jax-rs/pom.xml
index 20f3a2b..54545b6 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-pure-jax-rs/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-pure-jax-rs/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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index 2c0a282..e6944da 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-spring-annotations/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2014, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2014, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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index bd286dd..f396e7a 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-spring-webapp/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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index 99fd6e2..3eee3b5 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-webapp/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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index d08800f..b9e04d3 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-weld/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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diff --git a/examples/helloworld/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld/pom.xml
index 04e85c8..1962efc 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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index b6e98cf..adcd4d8 100644
--- a/examples/http-patch/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index 818fcbb..3c40fca 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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diff --git a/examples/https-clientserver-grizzly/pom.xml b/examples/https-clientserver-grizzly/pom.xml
index 73c0940..a5c6af8 100644
--- a/examples/https-clientserver-grizzly/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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index d5ee3ad..f0b7ef8 100644
--- a/examples/https-server-glassfish/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/https-server-glassfish/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index cff1474..b75062c 100644
--- a/examples/java8-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java8-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2015, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2015, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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diff --git a/examples/jaxb/pom.xml b/examples/jaxb/pom.xml
index 23e456f..e17e21d 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index 70a5d2d..eddfcda 100644
--- a/examples/jaxrs-types-injection/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/jaxrs-types-injection/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index 66b97cf..8d01ffd 100644
--- a/examples/jersey-ejb/pom.xml
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index a34f0df..9a61c17 100644
--- a/examples/json-binding-webapp/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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diff --git a/examples/json-jackson/pom.xml b/examples/json-jackson/pom.xml
index fb0fb9a..93c79d5 100644
--- a/examples/json-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/json-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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index 8d319ed..5d67f06 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index 50d370c..f53def4 100644
--- a/examples/json-processing-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/json-processing-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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index e3b8567..0a37bd8 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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index 3a2cacf..3cbcfbf 100644
--- a/examples/managed-beans-webapp/pom.xml
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index c40b903..0c17c39 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index 9020456..5373401 100644
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+++ b/examples/managed-client-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
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-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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index df8b82d..cf045db 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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index f0f2a93..27cc972 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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index 0072924..067299a 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
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-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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-    Copyright (c) 2014, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2014, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
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diff --git a/examples/server-async-managed/pom.xml b/examples/server-async-managed/pom.xml
index e9f6958..ea465a1 100644
--- a/examples/server-async-managed/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/server-async-managed/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/server-async-standalone/pom.xml b/examples/server-async-standalone/pom.xml
index 76838af..b5df260 100644
--- a/examples/server-async-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/server-async-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/server-async/pom.xml b/examples/server-async/pom.xml
index 35d5378..b5fbd71 100644
--- a/examples/server-async/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/server-async/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/server-sent-events-jaxrs/pom.xml b/examples/server-sent-events-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 520d0d2..07b8031 100644
--- a/examples/server-sent-events-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/server-sent-events-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/server-sent-events-jersey/pom.xml b/examples/server-sent-events-jersey/pom.xml
index 9844996..63af5de 100644
--- a/examples/server-sent-events-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/server-sent-events-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/servlet3-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/servlet3-webapp/pom.xml
index 11ae8da..4d9a491 100644
--- a/examples/servlet3-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/servlet3-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/simple-console/pom.xml b/examples/simple-console/pom.xml
index b71f11a..a09ea3c 100644
--- a/examples/simple-console/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/simple-console/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/sse-item-store-jaxrs-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/sse-item-store-jaxrs-webapp/pom.xml
index 0697c82..252ee8b 100644
--- a/examples/sse-item-store-jaxrs-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/sse-item-store-jaxrs-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/sse-item-store-jersey-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/sse-item-store-jersey-webapp/pom.xml
index 8450952..9e93d1c 100644
--- a/examples/sse-item-store-jersey-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/sse-item-store-jersey-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2013, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2013, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/sse-twitter-aggregator/pom.xml b/examples/sse-twitter-aggregator/pom.xml
index 8e51def..fbcb54c 100644
--- a/examples/sse-twitter-aggregator/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/sse-twitter-aggregator/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/system-properties-example/pom.xml b/examples/system-properties-example/pom.xml
index 44c1127..e1991e1 100644
--- a/examples/system-properties-example/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/system-properties-example/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/examples/xml-moxy/pom.xml b/examples/xml-moxy/pom.xml
index 8f7028d..8171caf 100644
--- a/examples/xml-moxy/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/xml-moxy/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
diff --git a/incubator/declarative-linking/pom.xml b/incubator/declarative-linking/pom.xml
index c544103..cf9e9d9 100644
--- a/incubator/declarative-linking/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/declarative-linking/pom.xml
@@ -86,24 +86,6 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <links>
-                                <link>https://jsr311.java.net/nonav/releases/1.1</link>
-                                <link>https://jersey.java.net/nonav/apidocs/latest/jersey/</link>
-                            </links>
-                            <notimestamp>true</notimestamp>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
             <id>cobertura</id>
             <activation>
                 <property>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1515708..a0ee49b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -484,27 +484,6 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4</version>
-                    <!--
-                        mvn release:prepare -DreleaseVersion=<release-version> -DdevelopmentVersion=<next-dev-version> -Dtag=<release-version> \
-                            -Prelease
-
-                        mvn release:perform -DconnectionUrl="scm:git:file://<path-to-local-repo>" \
-                            -Prelease,testsSkip
-                    -->
-                    <configuration>
-                        <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
-                        <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-                        <preparationGoals>${release.preparationGoals}</preparationGoals>
-                        <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
-                        <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
-                        <arguments>${release.tests.args} ${release.arguments}</arguments>
-                    </configuration>
-                </plugin>
-
-                <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.exam</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-paxexam-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${paxexam.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
@@ -918,7 +897,7 @@
             </modules>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <modules>
                 <module>docs</module>
             </modules>
@@ -926,20 +905,6 @@
                 <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
             </activation>
             <build>
-                <pluginManagement>
-                    <plugins>
-                        <plugin>
-                            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>${nexus-staging.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
-                        </plugin>
-                        <plugin>
-                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>${gpg.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
-                        </plugin>
-                    </plugins>
-                </pluginManagement>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -947,33 +912,11 @@
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
                         <configuration>
                             <skip>true</skip>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>default-deploy</id>
-                                <phase>deploy</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>deploy</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <serverId>jvnet-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://maven.java.net/</nexusUrl>
-                            <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>30</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
@@ -2023,7 +1966,6 @@
         <findbugs.version>3.0.3</findbugs.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.27-incubating</freemarker.version>
         <gae.version>1.9.59</gae.version>
-        <gpg.mvn.plugin.version>1.6</gpg.mvn.plugin.version>
         <grizzly.client.version>1.16</grizzly.client.version>
         <grizzly2.version>2.4.4</grizzly2.version>
         <guava.version>18.0</guava.version>
@@ -2066,7 +2008,6 @@
         <moxy.version>2.7.4</moxy.version>
         <mustache.version>0.8.17</mustache.version>
         <netty.version>4.1.5.Final</netty.version>
-        <nexus-staging.mvn.plugin.version>1.6.7</nexus-staging.mvn.plugin.version>
         <opentracing.version>0.30.0</opentracing.version>
         <osgi.version>4.2.0</osgi.version>
         <pax.exam.version>4.9.1</pax.exam.version>
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index a16c491..589b811 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
+            <id>pre-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>