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     <artifactId>malhar</artifactId>
-    <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>malhar-sql</artifactId>
diff --git a/stream/pom.xml b/stream/pom.xml
index 4389c46..7f832e8 100755
--- a/stream/pom.xml
+++ b/stream/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.apex</groupId>
     <artifactId>malhar</artifactId>
-    <version>3.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.8.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>malhar-stream</artifactId>