update-versions.xml

<project name="update-versions" default="update">
 
  <property name="rootdir" value="${ant.file.update-verisons}/../../"/>

  <target name="check-args">
    <fail message="from version not specified" unless="from"/>
    <fail message="to version not specified" unless="to"/>
  </target>

  <target name="update" depends="check-args">
    <replace token="${from}" value="${to}">
      <fileset dir="${rootdir}"> 
        <include name="**/pom.xml"/>
        <exclude name="**/externals/**/*"/>
        <exclude name="**/target/**/*"/>
      </fileset>
      <fileset dir="${rootdir}">
        <include name="**/*.properties"/>
        <exclude name="**/externals/**/*"/>
        <exclude name="**/target/**/*"/>
      </fileset>
    </replace>
  </target>

</project>