diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 403f471..55271df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </parent>
   <artifactId>commons-release-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
-  <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.0</version>
   <name>Apache Commons Release Plugin</name>
 
   <description>