diff --git a/openstack-glance/pom.xml b/openstack-glance/pom.xml
index 301ae91..f2cf8ea 100644
--- a/openstack-glance/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack-glance/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>openstack-glance</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds openstack-glance api</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Glance</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -149,4 +149,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/openstack-heat/pom.xml b/openstack-heat/pom.xml
index 21acc0e..c3490c2 100644
--- a/openstack-heat/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack-heat/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>openstack-heat</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>Apache jclouds :: OpenStack :: Heat API</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Heat</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -142,4 +142,8 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
 
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/openstack-marconi/pom.xml b/openstack-marconi/pom.xml
index 5fb21bc..48ab782 100644
--- a/openstack-marconi/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack-marconi/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>openstack-marconi</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds openstack-marconi api</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Marconi</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -149,4 +149,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/openstack-neutron/pom.xml b/openstack-neutron/pom.xml
index c8d0430..150b113 100644
--- a/openstack-neutron/pom.xml
+++ b/openstack-neutron/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>openstack-neutron</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds openstack-neutron api</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Neutron</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -154,4 +154,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a957226..7a10cf0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>jclouds-labs-openstack</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>Apache jclouds labs openstack</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/jclouds-labs-openstack.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/jclouds-labs-openstack.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=jclouds-labs-openstack.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <repositories>
diff --git a/rackspace-autoscale-uk/pom.xml b/rackspace-autoscale-uk/pom.xml
index 88c0cbd..4a786ed 100644
--- a/rackspace-autoscale-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-autoscale-uk/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
    
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-autoscale-uk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Auto Scale UK Provider</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access Rackspace Auto Scale UK</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -169,4 +169,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-autoscale-us/pom.xml b/rackspace-autoscale-us/pom.xml
index 85f062a..29f6968 100644
--- a/rackspace-autoscale-us/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-autoscale-us/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-autoscale-us</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Auto Scale US Provider</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access Rackspace Autoscale</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -168,4 +168,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-autoscale/pom.xml b/rackspace-autoscale/pom.xml
index 9ac234f..54dff7c 100644
--- a/rackspace-autoscale/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-autoscale/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-autoscale</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Auto Scale API</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access Rackspace Autoscale</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -162,4 +162,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudbigdata-us/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudbigdata-us/pom.xml
index 711d96e..1f58500 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudbigdata-us/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudbigdata-us/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudbigdata-us</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds rackspace-cloudbigdata api provider</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access Rackspace Autoscale</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -173,4 +173,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudbigdata/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudbigdata/pom.xml
index ffe53d9..6bbae65 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudbigdata/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudbigdata/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudbigdata</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds rackspace-cloudbigdata api</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access Rackspace Cloud Big Data</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
       <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -167,4 +167,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
index 67610c0..fb123f5 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudfiles-uk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Cloud Files UK provider</name>
   <description>OpenStack Object Storage implementation targeted to Rackspace Cloud Files UK</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -173,4 +173,8 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
 
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudfiles-us/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
index a2bab81..bfc1166 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.provider -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudfiles-us</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Cloud Files US provider</name>
   <description>OpenStack Object Storage implementation targeted to Rackspace Cloud Files US</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -173,4 +173,8 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
 
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudfiles/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudfiles/pom.xml
index 01ea109..616873d 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudfiles/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudfiles/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <!-- TODO: when out of labs, switch to org.jclouds.api -->
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudfiles</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds rackspace-cloudfiles api</name>
   <description>jclouds components to access Rackspace Cloud Files</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -168,4 +168,8 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
 
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudqueues-uk/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudqueues-uk/pom.xml
index 2ae166f..5c5778e 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudqueues-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudqueues-uk/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudqueues-uk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Cloud Queues UK provider</name>
   <description>OpenStack Marconi implementation targeted to Rackspace Cloud Queues UK</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -174,4 +174,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/rackspace-cloudqueues-us/pom.xml b/rackspace-cloudqueues-us/pom.xml
index 902c027..1228ac3 100644
--- a/rackspace-cloudqueues-us/pom.xml
+++ b/rackspace-cloudqueues-us/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds.labs</groupId>
   <artifactId>rackspace-cloudqueues-us</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <name>jclouds Rackspace Cloud Queues US provider</name>
   <description>OpenStack Marconi implementation targeted to Rackspace Cloud Queues US</description>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -174,4 +174,8 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>jclouds-labs-openstack-1.8.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>