diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 56f7a67d..4838dded 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GLSP Workflow Example
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.SNAPSHOT
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.qualifier
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse GLSP
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/pom.xml b/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/pom.xml
index 657e731c..77326cb5 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.glsp.example.workflow/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 341df908..96a902b2 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GLSP Graph
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.glsp.graph;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.SNAPSHOT
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse GLSP
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.glsp.graph
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/pom.xml
index 5909f888..d53da61b 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/gson/GraphGsonConfigurator.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/gson/GraphGsonConfigurator.java
index c675ead1..a702808c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/gson/GraphGsonConfigurator.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/gson/GraphGsonConfigurator.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.BasicEList;
+import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.glsp.graph.GraphPackage;
 
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+import com.google.gson.InstanceCreator;
 
 public class GraphGsonConfigurator {
 
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ public GraphGsonConfigurator withEPackages(final EPackage... packages) {
    public GsonBuilder configureGsonBuilder(final GsonBuilder gsonBuilder) {
       gsonBuilder.registerTypeAdapterFactory(new EMapTypeAdapter.Factory());
       gsonBuilder.registerTypeAdapterFactory(new GModelElementTypeAdapter.Factory(DEFAULT_TYPE_ATT, typeMap));
+      gsonBuilder.registerTypeAdapter(EList.class, (InstanceCreator<EList<?>>) type -> new BasicEList<>());
       configureClassesOfPackages(gsonBuilder);
       gsonBuilder.addSerializationExclusionStrategy(new EObjectExclusionStrategy());
       return gsonBuilder;
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b3ff4a6e..203bb810 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GLSP Layout
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.glsp.layout
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.SNAPSHOT
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: EclispeSource
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.glsp.layout
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/pom.xml
index 7bb9cbaa..5f75db21 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.layout/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e082fe54..ed58de2f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GLSP Server EMF
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.SNAPSHOT
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.qualifier
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse GLSP
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/pom.xml
index 010f0085..d6c5b529 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.emf/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 40d897d9..7f72df99 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GLSP Server Websocket
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.SNAPSHOT
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse GLSP
 Automatic-Module-Name: com.eclipsesource.glps.server.websocket
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/pom.xml
index 37d4bb51..6f3ea8e5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server.websocket/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index ed09063a..8b0c48c7 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GLSP Server
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.glsp.server
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.SNAPSHOT
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse GLSP
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.glsp.server
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/pom.xml
index 3335d809..5a779dee 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.server/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 196eaf80..0c0a7a24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
 	<description>GLSP Parent pom </description>
-	<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>GLSP Parent</name>
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/feature.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/feature.xml
index ad284950..0ef77995 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.glsp.feature"
       label="GLSP SDK (Core)"
-      version="2.5.0.SNAPSHOT"
+      version="2.5.0.qualifier"
       provider-name="Eclipse GLSP">
 
    <description url="http://www.example.com/description">
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/pom.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/pom.xml
index e3c54d02..2cdfe5f7 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.feature/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
   	<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
   	<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.releng</artifactId>
-  	<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+  	<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   	<relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <packaging>eclipse-feature</packaging>
diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.repository/pom.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.repository/pom.xml
index 88991fb6..b5b04a5d 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.repository/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.glsp.repository/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.releng</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.repository</artifactId>
diff --git a/releng/pom.xml b/releng/pom.xml
index c656843f..6c307705 100644
--- a/releng/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.graph.test/pom.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.graph.test/pom.xml
index ac7d411b..0713dc8e 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.graph.test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.graph.test/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.server.test/pom.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.server.test/pom.xml
index 088b40e3..3a67d02f 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.server.test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.glsp.server.test/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index bba8fabd..f1c8aacc 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.glsp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.eclipse.glsp.parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.5.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>