diff --git a/jOOQ-beans-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-beans-extensions/pom.xml
index 8d15b2c7e1..5080b93d42 100644
--- a/jOOQ-beans-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-beans-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-beans-extensions</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-bom/pom.xml b/jOOQ-bom/pom.xml
index becb403361..f7748a2978 100644
--- a/jOOQ-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-bom/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml b/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml
index 8f42169df2..f088a1fbb2 100644
--- a/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-checker/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-checker</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/jOOQ-codegen-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index 6316bea81c..b3233fbada 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 group = "org.jooq"
-version = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "3.20.8"
 
 dependencies {
     implementation(gradleApi())
diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
index 59ee9564f8..65ecb14eb8 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-codegen-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml
index 934c29e8bc..d595d0c92b 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-codegen</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/Constants.java b/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/Constants.java
index 9cc16da50f..27386659ca 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/Constants.java
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/Constants.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public final class Constants {
      * This is the same as {@link #MINOR_VERSION}, but it may include patch
      * version suffixes.
      */
-    public static final String VERSION        = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String VERSION        = "3.20.8";
 
     /**
      * The latest jOOQ full version.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class Constants {
      * This is the same as {@link #VERSION}, but it may include release
      * candidate and other suffixes.
      */
-    public static final String FULL_VERSION   = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String FULL_VERSION   = "3.20.8";
 
     /**
      * The build date of this version.
diff --git a/jOOQ-jackson-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-jackson-extensions/pom.xml
index 08e22a3a94..bd3a04a353 100644
--- a/jOOQ-jackson-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-jackson-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-jackson-extensions</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-jpa-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-jpa-extensions/pom.xml
index 26d3d11227..87add1b355 100644
--- a/jOOQ-jpa-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-jpa-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-jpa-extensions</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-kotlin-coroutines/pom.xml b/jOOQ-kotlin-coroutines/pom.xml
index 8c49887ff4..69c6e4edbf 100644
--- a/jOOQ-kotlin-coroutines/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-kotlin-coroutines/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-kotlin-coroutines</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-kotlin/pom.xml b/jOOQ-kotlin/pom.xml
index e2f978b80e..76e3a8c1cd 100644
--- a/jOOQ-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta-extensions-hibernate/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta-extensions-hibernate/pom.xml
index 6d85c3ed7e..7ebf27eb9f 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta-extensions-hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta-extensions-hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-meta-extensions-hibernate</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta-extensions-liquibase/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta-extensions-liquibase/pom.xml
index 0c9bc25147..18f893c5d2 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta-extensions-liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta-extensions-liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-meta-extensions-liquibase</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml
index a3c411224c..5937f7bbf8 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-meta-extensions</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta-kotlin/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta-kotlin/pom.xml
index 4036a4c413..93f63050d5 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-meta-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml
index b4200da3a8..d3d57ae100 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-meta</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/Constants.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/Constants.java
index 50f6defc6d..c7d6eaa9ac 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/Constants.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/org/jooq/meta/Constants.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public final class Constants {
      * This is the same as {@link #MINOR_VERSION}, but it may include patch
      * version suffixes.
      */
-    public static final String VERSION        = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String VERSION        = "3.20.8";
 
     /**
      * The latest jOOQ full version.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class Constants {
      * This is the same as {@link #VERSION}, but it may include release
      * candidate and other suffixes.
      */
-    public static final String FULL_VERSION   = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String FULL_VERSION   = "3.20.8";
 
     /**
      * The build date of this version.
diff --git a/jOOQ-migrations-maven/pom.xml b/jOOQ-migrations-maven/pom.xml
index dcd5eeb8d7..0421407c30 100644
--- a/jOOQ-migrations-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-migrations-maven/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-migrations-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-migrations/pom.xml b/jOOQ-migrations/pom.xml
index 17331d9366..02b8ae2e5e 100644
--- a/jOOQ-migrations/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-migrations/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-migrations</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/pom.xml
index bc14da960d..45c6c9fe8e 100644
--- a/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-postgres-extensions</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-reactor-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-reactor-extensions/pom.xml
index 42b0677180..d4f9567f2b 100644
--- a/jOOQ-reactor-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-reactor-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-reactor-extensions</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-scala_3.5/pom.xml b/jOOQ-scala_3.5/pom.xml
index 7ccd09b397..ec8233427c 100644
--- a/jOOQ-scala_3.5/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-scala_3.5/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-scala_3.5</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-xtend/pom.xml b/jOOQ-xtend/pom.xml
index 6bb6df0aed..3537084100 100644
--- a/jOOQ-xtend/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-xtend/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq-xtend</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ/pom.xml b/jOOQ/pom.xml
index b6a5c77194..70f44e217a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
         <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.20.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jooq</artifactId>
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Constants.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Constants.java
index 2346e79ceb..d95d6b363b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Constants.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Constants.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public final class Constants {
      * This is the same as {@link #MINOR_VERSION}, but it may include patch
      * version suffixes.
      */
-    public static final String VERSION        = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String VERSION        = "3.20.8";
 
     /**
      * The latest jOOQ full version.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class Constants {
      * This is the same as {@link #VERSION}, but it may include release
      * candidate and other suffixes.
      */
-    public static final String FULL_VERSION   = "3.20.8-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String FULL_VERSION   = "3.20.8";
 
     /**
      * The build date of this version.
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
index f806a8230d..8a814424ec 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -151,9 +152,11 @@ import org.jooq.exception.DataAccessException;
 import org.jooq.exception.DataDefinitionException;
 import org.jooq.exception.DataTypeException;
 import org.jooq.exception.SQLDialectNotSupportedException;
+import org.jooq.impl.QOM.ForeignKeyRule;
 import org.jooq.impl.QOM.GenerationOption;
 import org.jooq.tools.JooqLogger;
 import org.jooq.tools.StringUtils;
+import org.jooq.tools.jdbc.JDBCUtils;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the public {@link Meta} type.
@@ -1460,8 +1463,8 @@ final class MetaImpl extends AbstractMeta {
                             new MetaUniqueKey(pkTable, pkName, pkFields, true), // TODO: Can we know whether it is a PK or UK?
                             pkFields,
                             true,
-                            foreignKeyRule(k.get(4, int.class)),
-                            foreignKeyRule(k.get(3, int.class))
+                            foreignKeyRule(k.get(4, Integer.class)),
+                            foreignKeyRule(k.get(3, Integer.class))
                         ));
                     }
                 }
@@ -1470,6 +1473,10 @@ final class MetaImpl extends AbstractMeta {
             return references;
         }
 
+        private final ForeignKeyRule foreignKeyRule(Integer code) {
+            return code == null ? null : JDBCUtils.foreignKeyRule(code);
+        }
+
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         private final TableField<Record, ?> lookup(Table<?> table, String fieldName) {
             for (Field<?> field : table.fields())
@@ -1899,8 +1906,8 @@ final class MetaImpl extends AbstractMeta {
                     this,
                     map(v, f -> (TableField<Record, ?>) getTable().field(f.get(3, String.class)), TableField[]::new),
                     true,
-                    foreignKeyRule(k.get(4, int.class)),
-                    foreignKeyRule(k.get(3, int.class))
+                    foreignKeyRule(k.get(4, Integer.class)),
+                    foreignKeyRule(k.get(3, Integer.class))
                 ));
             });
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40c3734ebd..a9c19976d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
     <artifactId>jooq-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.20.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.20.8</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>jOOQ Parent</name>