diff --git a/distributions/online-repo/pom.xml b/distributions/online-repo/pom.xml
index d46035e644..999c189862 100644
--- a/distributions/online-repo/pom.xml
+++ b/distributions/online-repo/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-distributions</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>online-repo</artifactId>
diff --git a/distributions/openhab-addons-legacy/pom.xml b/distributions/openhab-addons-legacy/pom.xml
index db5b53cc52..c3b5614f5b 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab-addons-legacy/pom.xml
+++ b/distributions/openhab-addons-legacy/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-distributions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>openhab-addons-legacy</artifactId>
diff --git a/distributions/openhab-addons/pom.xml b/distributions/openhab-addons/pom.xml
index 52d69dd2f4..9f4fb17cb8 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab-addons/pom.xml
+++ b/distributions/openhab-addons/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-distributions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>openhab-addons</artifactId>
diff --git a/distributions/openhab-verify/pom.xml b/distributions/openhab-verify/pom.xml
index 437737280b..58869e1b12 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab-verify/pom.xml
+++ b/distributions/openhab-verify/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-distributions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>openhab-verify</artifactId>
diff --git a/distributions/openhab/pom.xml b/distributions/openhab/pom.xml
index 0e6fcc6e46..2555d278e8 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab/pom.xml
+++ b/distributions/openhab/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-distributions</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>openhab</artifactId>
diff --git a/distributions/pom.xml b/distributions/pom.xml
index aaf232e492..bab037db42 100644
--- a/distributions/pom.xml
+++ b/distributions/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>pom-distributions</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/addons-esh/pom.xml b/features/addons-esh/pom.xml
index bfc5186a90..4e5ee69c6d 100644
--- a/features/addons-esh/pom.xml
+++ b/features/addons-esh/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-features</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>addons-esh</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/addons/pom.xml b/features/addons/pom.xml
index b18228a1b8..0ccd7db71f 100644
--- a/features/addons/pom.xml
+++ b/features/addons/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-features</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>addons</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/distro-kar/pom.xml b/features/distro-kar/pom.xml
index 3e469b3cbf..67ca4f4992 100644
--- a/features/distro-kar/pom.xml
+++ b/features/distro-kar/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-features</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>distro-kar</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/distro-resources/pom.xml b/features/distro-resources/pom.xml
index 34ce69e07c..635762890a 100644
--- a/features/distro-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/features/distro-resources/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-features</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>distro-resources</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/distro/pom.xml b/features/distro/pom.xml
index 98055ec947..92a262d418 100644
--- a/features/distro/pom.xml
+++ b/features/distro/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-features</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>distro</artifactId>
diff --git a/features/overrides/pom.xml b/features/overrides/pom.xml
index 3a03eb6e7e..ad71b4fbdb 100644
--- a/features/overrides/pom.xml
+++ b/features/overrides/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <parent>	
     <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>	
     <artifactId>pom-features</artifactId>	
-    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>	
+    <version>2.4.0</version>	
   </parent>	
    <artifactId>overrides</artifactId>	
   <packaging>feature</packaging>	
diff --git a/features/pom.xml b/features/pom.xml
index a4cb1b4113..bcb6ed8390 100644
--- a/features/pom.xml
+++ b/features/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.4.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e1fe439ef..549caa6739 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openhab</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.openhab.distro</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
     <!-- do not delete the version here as it is required by the release process -->
-    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>openHAB Distribution</name>
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:${scm.gitBaseUrl}/openhab-distro.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:${scm.gitBaseUrl}/openhab-distro.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/openhab/openhab-distro</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>2.4.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
@@ -50,9 +49,9 @@
     <properties>
         <online.repo.version>${parsedVersion.majorVersion}.${parsedVersion.minorVersion}</online.repo.version>        
 
-        <ohc.version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</ohc.version>
-        <oh2.version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</oh2.version>
-        <oh1.version>1.13.0-SNAPSHOT</oh1.version>
+        <ohc.version>2.4.0</ohc.version>
+        <oh2.version>2.4.0</oh2.version>
+        <oh1.version>1.13.0</oh1.version>
 
         <jackson.version>1.9.13</jackson.version>