diff --git a/change-proneness-ranker/pom.xml b/change-proneness-ranker/pom.xml
index 542a0251..e6de9154 100644
--- a/change-proneness-ranker/pom.xml
+++ b/change-proneness-ranker/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.changepronenessranker</groupId>
diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index 230ff499..bdc34f4c 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/cost-benefit-calculator/pom.xml b/cost-benefit-calculator/pom.xml
index 3d8da12e..10435c8b 100644
--- a/cost-benefit-calculator/pom.xml
+++ b/cost-benefit-calculator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.costbenefitcalculator</groupId>
diff --git a/coverage/pom.xml b/coverage/pom.xml
index 4b1b71e3..b27253b1 100644
--- a/coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/coverage/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>coverage</artifactId>
diff --git a/effort-ranker/pom.xml b/effort-ranker/pom.xml
index 4a6e1273..04383cdc 100644
--- a/effort-ranker/pom.xml
+++ b/effort-ranker/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.effortranker</groupId>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.testresources</groupId>
             <artifactId>test-resources</artifactId>
-            <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/graph-data-generator/pom.xml b/graph-data-generator/pom.xml
index b993e84a..1ef76cf8 100644
--- a/graph-data-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/graph-data-generator/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.graphdatagenerator</groupId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.costbenefitcalculator</groupId>
             <artifactId>cost-benefit-calculator</artifactId>
-            <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aea13d22..70eb2f9d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
     <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <url>https://github.com/jimbethancourt/RefactorFirst</url>
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@
                                 <include>*.java</include>
                             </includes>
                             <!-- define the steps to apply to those files -->
-                            <trimTrailingWhitespace/>
-                            <endWithNewline/>
+                            <trimTrailingWhitespace />
+                            <endWithNewline />
                             <indent>
                                 <tabs>true</tabs>
                                 <spacesPerTab>4</spacesPerTab>
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
                         </format>
                     </formats>
                     <java>
-                        <palantirJavaFormat/>
+                        <palantirJavaFormat />
                     </java>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
diff --git a/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index ede281e5..651d3e64 100644
--- a/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/refactor-first-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.plugin</groupId>
diff --git a/report/pom.xml b/report/pom.xml
index 19e38d43..482bd59c 100644
--- a/report/pom.xml
+++ b/report/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.report</groupId>
diff --git a/test-resources/pom.xml b/test-resources/pom.xml
index 49f0c22c..56bdac8f 100644
--- a/test-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/test-resources/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst</groupId>
         <artifactId>refactor-first</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0-M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.hjug.refactorfirst.testresources</groupId>