diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8859e9d37e..e846392346 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Relational Parent</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
index db3b7ddd1a..7cb0458ea4 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
index 547ff62b8b..03ee844941 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data JDBC</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for JDBC repositories.</description>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml b/spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml
index 48d57abbde..c277d03251 100644
--- a/spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-r2dbc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-r2dbc</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data R2DBC</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for R2DBC</description>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc b/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
index 59fa280dba..66d482d698 100644
--- a/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
+++ b/spring-data-r2dbc/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ifdef::backend-epub3[:front-cover-image: image:epub-cover.png[Front Cover,1050,1
 :reactiveStreamsJavadoc: https://www.reactive-streams.org/reactive-streams-{reactiveStreamsVersion}-javadoc
 :example-root: ../../../src/test/java/org/springframework/data/r2dbc/documentation
 :tabsize: 2
+:include-xml-namespaces: false
 
 (C) 2018-2022 The original authors.
 
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/pom.xml b/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
index 717ac86edf..4ee275666a 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-relational</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Relational</name>
 	<description>Spring Data Relational support</description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-1290-remove-xml-namespace-reference-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
index abde3d3faf..a06f3b2a5b 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Jens Schauder, Jay Bryant, Mark Paluch, Bastian Wilhelm
 ifdef::backend-epub3[:front-cover-image: image:epub-cover.png[Front Cover,1050,1600]]
 :spring-data-commons-docs: ../../../../../spring-data-commons/src/main/asciidoc
 :spring-framework-docs: https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/{springVersion}/reference/html
+:include-xml-namespaces: false
 
 (C) 2018-2022 The original authors.
 
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ include::jdbc.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
 :numbered!:
 include::glossary.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
-include::{spring-data-commons-docs}/repository-namespace-reference.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 include::{spring-data-commons-docs}/repository-populator-namespace-reference.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 include::{spring-data-commons-docs}/repository-query-keywords-reference.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 include::{spring-data-commons-docs}/repository-query-return-types-reference.adoc[leveloffset=+1]