diff --git a/compute/pom.xml b/compute/pom.xml
index babda5b..2316ee5 100644
--- a/compute/pom.xml
+++ b/compute/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>chef-compute</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 00a1c4c..3fb7dfe 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/enterprise/pom.xml b/enterprise/pom.xml
index dc6c527..5753c31 100644
--- a/enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 618cfdb..09c593a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
     <artifactId>chef-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jclouds-chef</artifactId>
diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 82f35a0..f013f30 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.chef</groupId>
   <artifactId>chef-project</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache jclouds Chef :: Project</name>
   <description>jclouds Chef parent POM for Maven configuration</description>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/jclouds-chef.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/jclouds-chef.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=jclouds-chef.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>jclouds-chef-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
   <repositories>
     <repository>