diff --git a/composites/ebean-clickhouse/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-clickhouse/pom.xml
index 1709fead1..ddbd3ee11 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-clickhouse/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-clickhouse/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-clickhouse</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-cockroach/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-cockroach/pom.xml
index 2f7044873..5abf59d6a 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-cockroach/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-cockroach/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
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+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-db2/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-db2/pom.xml
index 83f73490f..680cd3253 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-db2/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-db2/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
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     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-db2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-h2/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-h2/pom.xml
index 3a14056ca..ce1e41452 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-h2/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-h2/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-hana/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-hana/pom.xml
index 9de899f43..fc879d6e9 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-hana/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-hana/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-hana</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-mariadb/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-mariadb/pom.xml
index 7e053f362..5cd8a263b 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-mariadb/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-mariadb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-mariadb</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-mysql/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-mysql/pom.xml
index 14b511e53..2b4ba93b3 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-mysql/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-mysql</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-net-postgis/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-net-postgis/pom.xml
index ae540d704..4ed0ea445 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-net-postgis/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-net-postgis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-net-postgis-types</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-nuodb/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-nuodb/pom.xml
index 4140460f1..8540b7dc7 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-nuodb/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-nuodb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-nuodb</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-oracle/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-oracle/pom.xml
index 8845228fa..1d267d745 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-oracle/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-oracle/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-pgvector/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-pgvector/pom.xml
index c9d79e2a9..19b6059fc 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-pgvector/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-pgvector/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
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@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-pgvector-types</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-postgis/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
index 35cc55013..9826dea1f 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
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@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@
     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-postgis-types</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-postgres/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-postgres/pom.xml
index 25ddb4090..d7ed30727 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-postgres/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-postgres/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
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@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
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diff --git a/composites/ebean-sqlite/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-sqlite/pom.xml
index 96d47dc32..52c79b729 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
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@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
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     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-sqlite</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
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diff --git a/composites/ebean-sqlserver/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-sqlserver/pom.xml
index 8fd8e8ab8..42c199a0b 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-sqlserver/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-sqlserver/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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     <dependency>
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       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
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     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
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       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-sqlserver</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean-yugabyte/pom.xml b/composites/ebean-yugabyte/pom.xml
index afe88a651..ce814ec3d 100644
--- a/composites/ebean-yugabyte/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean-yugabyte/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
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@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
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       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/ebean/pom.xml b/composites/ebean/pom.xml
index eceb05f9b..fba680df0 100644
--- a/composites/ebean/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/ebean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-jackson-mapper</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-all</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/composites/pom.xml b/composites/pom.xml
index 7948dfd92..ba2a4f9db 100644
--- a/composites/pom.xml
+++ b/composites/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>composites</artifactId>
diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index 27f1eb908..83d0efe23 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-avajejsonb-mapper/pom.xml b/ebean-avajejsonb-mapper/pom.xml
index e4b0d1ef8..38c32e540 100644
--- a/ebean-avajejsonb-mapper/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-avajejsonb-mapper/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/ebean-bench/pom.xml b/ebean-bench/pom.xml
index 9f6a97c20..3d4a1a87d 100644
--- a/ebean-bench/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bench/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-bench</artifactId>
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index 82ce4b478..7829f0fdc 100644
--- a/ebean-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean bom</name>
@@ -89,25 +89,25 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
@@ -125,19 +125,19 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-jackson-mapper</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-avajejsonb-mapper</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
@@ -161,37 +161,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-spring-txn</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- platforms -->
@@ -199,91 +199,91 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-clickhouse</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-db2</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-h2</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-hana</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-mariadb</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-mysql</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-nuodb</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-oracle</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-postgres</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-postgis</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-postgis-types</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-pgvector</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-pgvector-types</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-sqlite</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-sqlserver</artifactId>
-        <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>18.5.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/ebean-core-json/pom.xml b/ebean-core-json/pom.xml
index 75b88ce46..52fbb93bf 100644
--- a/ebean-core-json/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core-json/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>ebean-core-json</artifactId>
   <name>ebean-core-json</name>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
index 4901d7133..8af043c0b 100644
--- a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 2fbc947f8..1006800dd 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-json</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!--
@@ -145,21 +145,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-sqlserver</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
index 4a0e8ef2c..e8a1b287c 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean ddl generation</name>
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-all</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-jackson-mapper/pom.xml b/ebean-jackson-mapper/pom.xml
index 03b37d54b..043a9b3e6 100644
--- a/ebean-jackson-mapper/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-jackson-mapper/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-net-postgis-types/pom.xml b/ebean-net-postgis-types/pom.xml
index 70bb4ebfa..787c7b6e9 100644
--- a/ebean-net-postgis-types/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-net-postgis-types/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean net postgis types</name>
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided scope -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-opentelemetry/pom.xml b/ebean-opentelemetry/pom.xml
index 3fef83be0..d3af28658 100644
--- a/ebean-opentelemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-opentelemetry/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-opentelemetry</artifactId>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -71,21 +71,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-pgvector-types/pom.xml b/ebean-pgvector-types/pom.xml
index 1ef1db124..e2d4f151a 100644
--- a/ebean-pgvector-types/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-pgvector-types/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean pgvector types</name>
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided scope -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-postgis-types/pom.xml b/ebean-postgis-types/pom.xml
index a3369a1f1..50228aae6 100644
--- a/ebean-postgis-types/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-postgis-types/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean postgis types</name>
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided scope -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
index 38e6a6105..0b92883d7 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean querybean</name>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-redis/pom.xml b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
index 70575229c..0454c9c6e 100644
--- a/ebean-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
@@ -29,35 +29,35 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-redisson/pom.xml b/ebean-redisson/pom.xml
index 5898b2792..95de61bf7 100644
--- a/ebean-redisson/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-redisson/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-redisson</artifactId>
@@ -29,35 +29,35 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-spring-txn/pom.xml b/ebean-spring-txn/pom.xml
index 3b75afc90..83b79ba65 100644
--- a/ebean-spring-txn/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-spring-txn/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-spring-txn</artifactId>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index fc7fbb366..0d5618397 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean test</name>
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-jackson-mapper</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-all</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/howto-deploy-to-central.md b/howto-deploy-to-central.md
index 0f3758f2f..5c9ca327f 100644
--- a/howto-deploy-to-central.md
+++ b/howto-deploy-to-central.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ mvn -T 4 clean package
 mvn -T 4 deploy -pl '!composites,!platforms' -Pcentral -DskipTests
 
 ## git commit, git tag, git push --tags
-git commit -am 'Version 18.5.0-RC1'
-git tag 18.5.0-RC1
+git commit -am 'Version 18.5.0'
+git tag 18.5.0
 git push --tags
 
 ### convert to javax
diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 36d66c0e4..13ef1c2f1 100644
--- a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>kotlin querybean generator</name>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/platforms/all/pom.xml b/platforms/all/pom.xml
index 748d4a876..1b07a4c48 100644
--- a/platforms/all/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/all/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,67 +16,67 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-clickhouse</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-db2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-hana</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-mysql</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-mariadb</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-nuodb</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-postgres</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-sqlanywhere</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-sqlite</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-sqlserver</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/clickhouse/pom.xml b/platforms/clickhouse/pom.xml
index 7d1849dfd..4226aa976 100644
--- a/platforms/clickhouse/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/clickhouse/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/db2/pom.xml b/platforms/db2/pom.xml
index 56a700588..ee9f4af21 100644
--- a/platforms/db2/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/db2/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/h2/pom.xml b/platforms/h2/pom.xml
index cb4318fa7..96f4edc10 100644
--- a/platforms/h2/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/h2/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Provided scope so that the H2HistoryTrigger can live in Ebean core
diff --git a/platforms/hana/pom.xml b/platforms/hana/pom.xml
index fbc2c36ec..1380de206 100644
--- a/platforms/hana/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/hana/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/hsqldb/pom.xml b/platforms/hsqldb/pom.xml
index 486d8b1cd..0b1323af4 100644
--- a/platforms/hsqldb/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/hsqldb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/mariadb/pom.xml b/platforms/mariadb/pom.xml
index 97d4148a8..ac8fbc143 100644
--- a/platforms/mariadb/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/mariadb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-platform-mysql</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/mysql/pom.xml b/platforms/mysql/pom.xml
index 4c165cdc2..fd369d0c6 100644
--- a/platforms/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/nuodb/pom.xml b/platforms/nuodb/pom.xml
index dadc5ae34..943921dc9 100644
--- a/platforms/nuodb/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/nuodb/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/oracle/pom.xml b/platforms/oracle/pom.xml
index a827c0b99..82b223768 100644
--- a/platforms/oracle/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/oracle/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/pom.xml b/platforms/pom.xml
index d5833e47d..51526a7cc 100644
--- a/platforms/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>platforms</artifactId>
diff --git a/platforms/postgres/pom.xml b/platforms/postgres/pom.xml
index 0607466a8..b0e630531 100644
--- a/platforms/postgres/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/postgres/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/platforms/sqlanywhere/pom.xml b/platforms/sqlanywhere/pom.xml
index a4df530ca..a557a4da5 100644
--- a/platforms/sqlanywhere/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/sqlanywhere/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/sqlite/pom.xml b/platforms/sqlite/pom.xml
index baccc8545..2b8ac5c91 100644
--- a/platforms/sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/platforms/sqlserver/pom.xml b/platforms/sqlserver/pom.xml
index bdd7cbf50..81cbe6c73 100644
--- a/platforms/sqlserver/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/sqlserver/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b595693a..2b3bd507d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+  <version>18.5.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean parent</name>
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
     <ebean-migration-auto.version>1.2</ebean-migration-auto.version>
     <ebean-migration.version>14.4.0</ebean-migration.version>
     <ebean-test-containers.version>8.2</ebean-test-containers.version>
-    <ebean-datasource.version>10.10</ebean-datasource.version>
-    <ebean-agent.version>18.4.0</ebean-agent.version>
-    <ebean-maven-plugin.version>18.4.0</ebean-maven-plugin.version>
+    <ebean-datasource.version>10.12</ebean-datasource.version>
+    <ebean-agent.version>18.5.0</ebean-agent.version>
+    <ebean-maven-plugin.version>18.5.0</ebean-maven-plugin.version>
     <surefire.useModulePath>false</surefire.useModulePath>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/querybean-generator/pom.xml b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 6c6c649c8..a8e7eb34e 100644
--- a/querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>querybean generator</name>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 88d0a03d3..e2fbbc2ec 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
index 6cec777a5..df4ec158a 100644
--- a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>18.5.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>test-kotlin</artifactId>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>18.5.0-RC1</version>
+      <version>18.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>