diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index e409815de..09b519e62 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-ant</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 1df3c5429..e3d0f98fe 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 8ce92f6c7..3e29a7eba 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml b/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
index 306b2a7a7..0ec47fcfd 100644
--- a/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.8</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
     <artifactId>dependency-check-jenkins</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 83547aa99..dbca6396d 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.16</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <systemProperties>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>data.directory</name>
+                            <value>${project.build.directory}/dependency-check-data</value>
+                        </property>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>temp.directory</name>
+                            <value>${project.build.directory}/temp</value>
+                        </property>
+                    </systemProperties>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <inherited>true</inherited>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 717d249a8..1a676ce3f 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dependency-check-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index daa3b0e7e..857df858c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
 
     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
     <artifactId>dependency-check-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.8</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>