diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a189193f88..7a0a3ba949 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The Swagger Specification has undergone 3 revisions since initial creation in 20
 
 Swagger core Version      | Release Date | Swagger Spec compatibility | Notes | Status
 ------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------- | ----- | ----
-1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT    | 2015-02-13  | 2.0           | [branch develop_2.0](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/develop_2.0) |
+1.5.2-M1    | 2015-02-13  | 2.0           | [branch develop_2.0](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/develop_2.0) |
 1.3.12                    | 2014-12-23   | 1.2           | [tag v1.3.12](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.3.12)
 1.2.4                     | 2013-06-19   | 1.1           | [tag swagger-project_2.10.0-1.2.4](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/swagger-project_2.10.0-1.2.4)
 1.0.0                     | 2011-10-16   | 1.0           | [tag v1.0](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.0)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ You need the following installed and available in your $PATH:
 
 <li>- Jackson 2.4.2 or greater
 
-### To build from source (currently 1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT)
+### To build from source (currently 1.5.2-M1)
 ```
 # first time building locally
 mvn -N
diff --git a/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
index ad01872d2e..5873fcaaaf 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
   <artifactId>swagger-annotations</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>swagger-annotations</name>
 
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
index bd3bc8bc9d..d936531b98 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>swagger-core</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
     <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 5043079800..b942a73132 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
   <artifactId>swagger-jaxrs</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <name>swagger-jaxrs</name>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 35777f8d4d..476e23add2 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
   <artifactId>swagger-jersey-jaxrs</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <name>swagger-jersey-jaxrs</name>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 8c50df96f9..dff23784f0 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
   <artifactId>swagger-jersey2-jaxrs</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <name>swagger-jersey2-jaxrs (Jersey 2.x support)</name>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
index e88059866e..da03334992 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-models</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>swagger-models</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
     <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c9fa7ab13..e9954ca3c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>wordnik-swagger-project</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <url>https://github.com/wordnik/swagger-core</url>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-core.git</connection>
diff --git a/samples/java-dropwizard/README.md b/samples/java-dropwizard/README.md
index b0ef5ba536..e1bd8e7b7c 100644
--- a/samples/java-dropwizard/README.md
+++ b/samples/java-dropwizard/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ To run the sample:
 ```
 mvn package
 
-java -jar target/swagger-java-dropwizard-sample-app-1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT.jar server conf/swagger-sample.yml 
+java -jar target/swagger-java-dropwizard-sample-app-1.5.2-M1.jar server conf/swagger-sample.yml 
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/samples/java-dropwizard/pom.xml b/samples/java-dropwizard/pom.xml
index 3a81172b6d..164e4bedcb 100644
--- a/samples/java-dropwizard/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/java-dropwizard/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-java-dropwizard-sample-app</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>swagger-java-dropwizard-app</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/samples/java-jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml b/samples/java-jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
index ec26c0f561..78e28bd9dc 100644
--- a/samples/java-jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/java-jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-java-cxf-sample</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
   <name>swagger-java-cxf-sample</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
 
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/samples/java-jaxrs/pom.xml b/samples/java-jaxrs/pom.xml
index f4574f0a25..17849b062d 100644
--- a/samples/java-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/java-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-java-sample-app</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
   <name>swagger-java-jaxrs-app</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/samples/java-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml b/samples/java-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 6c0fb95c91..c62d8b52d7 100644
--- a/samples/java-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/java-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.wordnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <artifactId>swagger-java-jersey-sample-app</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
   <name>swagger-java-jersey-jaxrs-app</name>
-  <version>1.5.2-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.2-M1</version>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
     <plugins>