diff --git a/modules/authenticators/pom.xml b/modules/authenticators/pom.xml
index 75fd2de2a53..905751bceef 100644
--- a/modules/authenticators/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/authenticators/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/connectors/pom.xml b/modules/connectors/pom.xml
index e97be1480ce..6652dbc6460 100644
--- a/modules/connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/connectors/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/distribution/pom.xml b/modules/distribution/pom.xml
index 17a2d770fec..b6ce627afa3 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@
                         <configuration>
                             <tasks>
                                 <property name="tempdir" value="target/docs-temp" />
-                                <property name="registryPolicyHandler" value="&lt;handler class=&quot;org.wso2.carbon.identity.entitlement.policy.finder.registry.RegistryPolicyHandler&quot;&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter class=&quot;org.wso2.carbon.identity.entitlement.policy.finder.registry.RegistryPolicyMediaTypeMatcher&quot;&gt;${line.separator} &lt;property name=&quot;mediaType&quot;&gt;application/xacml-policy+xml&lt;/property&gt;${line.separator} &lt;/filter&gt;${line.separator}   &lt;/handler&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}   &lt;!--&lt;handler class=&quot;org.wso2.carbon.registry.extensions.handlers.SynapseRepositoryHandler&quot;&gt;" />
+                                <property name="registryPolicyHandler" value="&lt;handler class=&quot;org.wso2.carbon.identity.entitlement.policy.finder.registry.RegistryPolicyHandler&quot;&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter class=&quot;org.wso2.carbon.identity.entitlement.policy.finder.registry.RegistryPolicyMediaTypeMatcher&quot;&gt;${line.separator} &lt;property name=&quot;mediaType&quot;&gt;application/xacml-policy+xml&lt;/property&gt;${line.separator} &lt;/filter&gt;${line.separator} &lt;/handler&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}   &lt;!--&lt;handler class=&quot;org.wso2.carbon.registry.extensions.handlers.SynapseRepositoryHandler&quot;&gt;" />
 
-                                <property name="xss-kernel-token" value="&lt;XSSPreventionConfig&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Enabled&gt;true&lt;/Enabled&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Rule&gt;allow&lt;/Rule&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Patterns&gt;${line.separator}                &lt;!--Pattern&gt;&lt;/Pattern--&gt;${line.separator}            &lt;/Patterns&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;/XSSPreventionConfig&gt;" />
+                                <property name="xss-kernel-token" value="&lt;XSSPreventionConfig&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Enabled&gt;true&lt;/Enabled&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Rule&gt;allow&lt;/Rule&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Patterns&gt;${line.separator} &lt;!--Pattern&gt;&lt;/Pattern--&gt;${line.separator}            &lt;/Patterns&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;/XSSPreventionConfig&gt;" />
 
                                 <property name="xss-is-token" value="" />
 
                                 <property name="sso-idp-config-default" value="&lt;!--ServiceProvider&gt;&lt;/ServiceProvider--&gt;" />
 
-                                <property name="sso-idp-config-replace" value="&lt;ServiceProvider&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Issuer&gt;wso2.my.dashboard&lt;/Issuer&gt;${line.separator} &lt;AssertionConsumerServiceURLs&gt;${line.separator} &lt;AssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${carbon.protocol}://${carbon.host}:${carbon.management.port}/dashboard/acs&lt;/AssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/AssertionConsumerServiceURLs&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;DefaultAssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${carbon.protocol}://${carbon.host}:${carbon.management.port}/dashboard/acs&lt;/DefaultAssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;SignResponse&gt;true&lt;/SignResponse&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;EnableAudienceRestriction&gt;true&lt;/EnableAudienceRestriction&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;AudiencesList&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;Audience&gt;carbonServer&lt;/Audience&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/AudiencesList&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/ServiceProvider&gt;" />
+                                <property name="sso-idp-config-replace" value="&lt;ServiceProvider&gt;${line.separator} &lt;Issuer&gt;wso2.my.dashboard&lt;/Issuer&gt;${line.separator} &lt;AssertionConsumerServiceURLs&gt;${line.separator} &lt;AssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${carbon.protocol}://${carbon.host}:${carbon.management.port}/dashboard/acs&lt;/AssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${line.separator} &lt;/AssertionConsumerServiceURLs&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;DefaultAssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${carbon.protocol}://${carbon.host}:${carbon.management.port}/dashboard/acs&lt;/DefaultAssertionConsumerServiceURL&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;SignResponse&gt;true&lt;/SignResponse&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;EnableAudienceRestriction&gt;true&lt;/EnableAudienceRestriction&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;AudiencesList&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;Audience&gt;carbonServer&lt;/Audience&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/AudiencesList&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/ServiceProvider&gt;" />
 
-                                <property name="security-header-filter-is-token" value="&lt;filter&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-class&gt;org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-class&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;hstsEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;antiClickJackingEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}    &lt;filter&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter_EnableAntiClickJacking&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-class&gt;org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-class&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;hstsEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;blockContentTypeSniffingEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;xssProtectionEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter&gt;" />
+                                <property name="security-header-filter-is-token" value="&lt;filter&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter-class&gt;org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-class&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;hstsEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;antiClickJackingEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}    &lt;filter&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter_EnableAntiClickJacking&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-class&gt;org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-class&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;hstsEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;blockContentTypeSniffingEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;init-param&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-name&gt;xssProtectionEnabled&lt;/param-name&gt;${line.separator}        &lt;param-value&gt;false&lt;/param-value&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;/init-param&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter&gt;" />
 
-                                <property name="security-header-filter-mapping-is-token" value="&lt;filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator} &lt;url-pattern&gt;*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}   &lt;filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-name&gt;CharsetFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}       &lt;filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}     &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter_EnableAntiClickJacking&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/carbon/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/services/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/samlsso/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/openid/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/openidserver/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/passivests/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/acs/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/iwa/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/identity/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/thriftAuthenticator/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}" />
+                                <property name="security-header-filter-mapping-is-token" value="&lt;filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator} &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator} &lt;url-pattern&gt;*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator} &lt;/filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}   &lt;filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;filter-name&gt;CharsetFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}${line.separator}       &lt;filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}     &lt;filter-name&gt;HttpHeaderSecurityFilter_EnableAntiClickJacking&lt;/filter-name&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/carbon/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/services/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/samlsso/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/openid/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/openidserver/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/passivests/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/acs/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/iwa/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/identity/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}      &lt;url-pattern&gt;/thriftAuthenticator/*&lt;/url-pattern&gt;${line.separator}    &lt;/filter-mapping&gt;${line.separator}" />
 
                                 <mkdir dir="${tempdir}" />
                                 <unzip dest="${tempdir}">
diff --git a/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.styles.feature/pom.xml b/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.styles.feature/pom.xml
index 3ff9589ba79..d869c6c9f15 100644
--- a/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.styles.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.styles.feature/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
 		<artifactId>identity-features</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.ui.feature/pom.xml b/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.ui.feature/pom.xml
index 8986657f8e6..5a99cda3d76 100644
--- a/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.ui.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.ui.feature/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
 		<artifactId>identity-features</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.utils.feature/pom.xml b/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.utils.feature/pom.xml
index c1fbadb75c3..6878abd1cf7 100644
--- a/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.utils.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/features/org.wso2.identity.utils.feature/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
 		<artifactId>identity-features</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/features/pom.xml b/modules/features/pom.xml
index ffda6ff46b3..f8027e0ae54 100644
--- a/modules/features/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/features/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
     	<groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
     	<artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-    	<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    	<version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/pom.xml b/modules/integration/pom.xml
index 5ed98173e07..279ca18540f 100644
--- a/modules/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-common/admin-clients/pom.xml b/modules/integration/tests-common/admin-clients/pom.xml
index 003e5032744..1c0e1dc6d19 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-common/admin-clients/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-common/admin-clients/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/pom.xml b/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/pom.xml
index 7c5b4c29f35..705004cf116 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-common/integration-test-utils/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-common/pom.xml b/modules/integration/tests-common/pom.xml
index a3d8bf450c8..bb876a71f71 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-common/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-common/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-common/ui-pages/pom.xml b/modules/integration/tests-common/ui-pages/pom.xml
index f938135df56..48a9fface2d 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-common/ui-pages/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-common/ui-pages/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-integration/pom.xml b/modules/integration/tests-integration/pom.xml
index 5d27f759332..419a0f3bfa9 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-integration/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/pom.xml b/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/pom.xml
index 350e0f1c41e..341d76fc589 100644
--- a/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/integration/tests-integration/tests-backend/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/local-authenticators/pom.xml b/modules/local-authenticators/pom.xml
index 3d2c95d91a8..2e7a0775d6e 100644
--- a/modules/local-authenticators/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/local-authenticators/pom.xml
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 
-<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/migration/migration-5.0.0_to_5.1.0/wso2-is-migration-client/pom.xml b/modules/migration/migration-5.0.0_to_5.1.0/wso2-is-migration-client/pom.xml
index 91809fcc4bb..f4cc464eac8 100644
--- a/modules/migration/migration-5.0.0_to_5.1.0/wso2-is-migration-client/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/migration/migration-5.0.0_to_5.1.0/wso2-is-migration-client/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/p2-profile-gen/pom.xml b/modules/p2-profile-gen/pom.xml
index c650c5217cf..01ff924479c 100644
--- a/modules/p2-profile-gen/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/p2-profile-gen/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/modules/provisioning-connectors/pom.xml b/modules/provisioning-connectors/pom.xml
index d3f5889f330..3cabcec426b 100644
--- a/modules/provisioning-connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/provisioning-connectors/pom.xml
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 
-<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>identity-server-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/samples/identity-mgt/info-recovery-sample/pom.xml b/modules/samples/identity-mgt/info-recovery-sample/pom.xml
index 0f7a9c2e9a4..bd4996b4a4a 100644
--- a/modules/samples/identity-mgt/info-recovery-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/samples/identity-mgt/info-recovery-sample/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2.is</groupId>
         <artifactId>wso2is-identity-samples-info-recovery</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0-alpha</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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