diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d7de75..e7ebf52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8</version>
   <name>Commons Codec</name>
   <inceptionYear>2002</inceptionYear>
   <description>