diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a7ea70..d6bc338 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <artifactId>project</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache Directory Project</name>
-  <version>44-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>44</version>
   <url>http://directory.apache.org/</url>
 
   <description>
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-project.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-project.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-project.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>44</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <prerequisites>