diff --git a/CHANGES.xml b/CHANGES.xml
index 3d83c5f..a1f37b9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.xml
+++ b/CHANGES.xml
@@ -7,26 +7,27 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
 
-    <release version="3.0.0-RC1" date="2021-10-10" 
-        description="Release Candidate 1.">
+    <release version="3.0.0" date="2022-01-04" 
+            description="Major release. NOT a drop-in replacement for 2.x.">
+
+      <!-- 3.0.0-RC1 -->    
+      
       <action dev="essiembre" type="fix">
         Fixed invalid configuration in POM "maven-dependency-plugin".
       </action>
-    </release>
 
-    <release version="3.0.0-M2" date="2021-07-28"
-        description="Changes since last milestone for this upcoming major release.">
+      <!-- 3.0.0-M2 -->   
+      
       <action dev="essiembre" type="fix" issue="21">
         Fixed Solr credentials not being sent when "solrCommitDisabled" is 
         false.
       </action>
       <action dev="essiembre" type="update">
         Maven dependency updates: Solr 8.8.2.
-      </action>      
-    </release>
-
-    <release version="3.0.0-M1" date="2021-03-01" 
-        description="Milestone towards next major release.">
+      </action>
+      
+      <!-- 3.0.0-M1 -->   
+      
       <action dev="essiembre" type="update">
         Major refactor to support Norconex Committer 3.x.
       </action>      
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d53640..9a3cf4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.norconex.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>norconex-commons-maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.norconex.collectors</groupId>
   <artifactId>norconex-committer-solr</artifactId>
-  <version>3.0.0-RC1</version>
+  <version>3.0.0</version>
   <name>Norconex Committer Solr</name>
   <description>
     Solr implementation of Norconex Committer.  Should also work with any 
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
   </description>
   
   <properties>
-    <solr.version>8.8.2</solr.version>
+    <solr.version>8.11.1</solr.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.72.Final</netty.version>
   </properties>
   <inceptionYear>2009</inceptionYear>
 
@@ -43,6 +44,51 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-resolver</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-transport-native-epoll</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-transport-native-unix-common</artifactId>
+        <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.norconex.commons</groupId>
@@ -78,20 +124,6 @@
       <version>${solr.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- 
-    <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
-        <artifactId>solr-test-framework</artifactId>
-        <version>${solr.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>jdk.tools</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jdk.tools</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>        
-    </dependency>
-     -->
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.norconex.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>norconex-commons-lang</artifactId>
