Index: oak-it/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-it/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-it/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
Index: oak-jcr/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-jcr/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-jcr/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
       <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
       <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
Index: oak-parent/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-parent/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-parent/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
    <!-- whether skip the surefire unit testing during the integration testing. 
       Override with -Dsurefire.skip.ut=true when needed -->
     <surefire.skip.ut>false</surefire.skip.ut>
+    <oak.segment.tar.version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</oak.segment.tar.version>
   </properties>
 
   <issueManagement>
Index: oak-remote/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-remote/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-remote/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
Index: oak-run/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-run/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-run/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
       <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
Index: oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-segment-tar/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-segment-tar/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -23,15 +23,64 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
         <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
+        <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Oak Segment Tar</name>
 
+    <properties>
+        <oak.version>1.5.3</oak.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-segment-tar</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-segment-tar</developerConnection>
+        <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jackrabbit/oak/trunk/oak-segment-tar</url>
+    </scm>
+
+    <profiles>
+
+        <!-- When invoking release:perform for this module, this profile has to
+        be manually activated on the command line. -->
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>release-perform</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <arguments>-P release-deploy</arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+
+        <!-- This profile is activated by the release:perform goal when Maven is
+        forked to deploy the tagged version of this module. This profile
+        activates the maven-deploy-plugin, which is skipped by default. -->
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>release-deploy</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>false</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
@@ -63,25 +112,25 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-blob</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-blob-cloud</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -162,14 +211,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.version}</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
             <artifactId>oak-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <version>${oak.version}</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
Index: oak-upgrade/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- oak-upgrade/pom.xml	(revision 1748139)
+++ oak-upgrade/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
       <artifactId>oak-segment-tar</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <version>${oak.segment.tar.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>