diff --git a/Legacy/bonej/pom.xml b/Legacy/bonej/pom.xml
index 8e83a9279..707e75de5 100644
--- a/Legacy/bonej/pom.xml
+++ b/Legacy/bonej/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bonej</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-bonej</artifactId>
-        <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bonej-org/BoneJ2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>bonej-7.0.0</tag>
         <url>https://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</url>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/Legacy/util/pom.xml b/Legacy/util/pom.xml
index 3a1029af5..65e645bdb 100644
--- a/Legacy/util/pom.xml
+++ b/Legacy/util/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bonej</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-bonej</artifactId>
-        <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bonej-org/BoneJ2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>bonej-7.0.0</tag>
         <url>https://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</url>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/Modern/ops/pom.xml b/Modern/ops/pom.xml
index a1fb0e17e..a7aed784b 100644
--- a/Modern/ops/pom.xml
+++ b/Modern/ops/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bonej</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-bonej</artifactId>
-        <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bonej-org/BoneJ2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>bonej-7.0.0</tag>
         <url>https://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</url>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/Modern/utilities/pom.xml b/Modern/utilities/pom.xml
index e523613c3..b950f59ab 100644
--- a/Modern/utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/Modern/utilities/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bonej</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-bonej</artifactId>
-        <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bonej-org/BoneJ2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>bonej-7.0.0</tag>
         <url>https://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</url>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/Modern/wrapperPlugins/pom.xml b/Modern/wrapperPlugins/pom.xml
index 3ebbe251b..70b549042 100644
--- a/Modern/wrapperPlugins/pom.xml
+++ b/Modern/wrapperPlugins/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.bonej</groupId>
         <artifactId>pom-bonej</artifactId>
-        <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bonej-org/BoneJ2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>bonej-7.0.0</tag>
         <url>https://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</url>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0aa9b89ed..ff18dfea9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.bonej</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bonej</artifactId>
-    <version>6.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>BoneJ Parent POM</name>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bonej-org/BoneJ2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>bonej-7.0.0</tag>
         <url>https://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2</url>
     </scm>
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3404357ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#release configuration
+#Wed Mar 25 11:03:17 HKT 2020
+project.scm.org.bonej\:pom-bonej.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-plugins_.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bonej-org/BoneJ2
+completedPhase=end-release
+project.rel.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-util_=7.0.0
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-plugins_.url=https\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-utilities.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.dev.org.bonej\:bonej-ops=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-utilities.url=https\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-util_.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.dev.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-plugins_=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true  -P deploy-to-scijava
+project.dev.org.bonej\:pom-bonej=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+scm.tag=bonej-7.0.0
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-plugins_.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-utilities.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-ops.tag=HEAD
+project.dev.org.bonej\:bonej-utilities=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.rel.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-plugins_=7.0.0
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-ops.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-util_.tag=HEAD
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-plugins.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bonej-org/BoneJ2
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.url=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-ops.url=https\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:pom-bonej.tag=HEAD
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-plugins.tag=HEAD
+project.dev.org.bonej\:bonej-plugins=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.rel.org.bonej\:bonej-ops=7.0.0
+pushChanges=false
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-util_.url=https\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.rel.org.bonej\:bonej-utilities=7.0.0
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-plugins_.tag=HEAD
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-ops.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.rel.org.bonej\:bonej-plugins=7.0.0
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-utilities.tag=HEAD
+project.rel.org.bonej\:pom-bonej=7.0.0
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-util_.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.scm.org.bonej\:pom-bonej.url=https\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+scm.tagNameFormat=bonej-@{project.version}
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-plugins.url=https\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:pom-bonej.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.scm.org.bonej\:bonej-plugins.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bonej-org/BoneJ2
+project.dev.org.bonej\:bonej-legacy-util_=7.0.1-SNAPSHOT