diff --git a/johnzon-core/pom.xml b/johnzon-core/pom.xml
index 8273fd0..5ca2332 100644
--- a/johnzon-core/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-distribution/pom.xml b/johnzon-distribution/pom.xml
index c99e728..9e80dc5 100644
--- a/johnzon-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-jaxrs/pom.xml b/johnzon-jaxrs/pom.xml
index b3f9cc3..47d2c12 100644
--- a/johnzon-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-json-extras/pom.xml b/johnzon-json-extras/pom.xml
index e311560..440c837 100644
--- a/johnzon-json-extras/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-json-extras/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-jsonb/pom.xml b/johnzon-jsonb/pom.xml
index 8a7bdf1..d5d0f69 100644
--- a/johnzon-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-jsonlogic/pom.xml b/johnzon-jsonlogic/pom.xml
index 12e266d..65bb878 100644
--- a/johnzon-jsonlogic/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-jsonlogic/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-jsonp-strict/pom.xml b/johnzon-jsonp-strict/pom.xml
index 55029a8..b4d6273 100644
--- a/johnzon-jsonp-strict/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-jsonp-strict/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-jsonschema/pom.xml b/johnzon-jsonschema/pom.xml
index 24f0f7f..2144662 100644
--- a/johnzon-jsonschema/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-jsonschema/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-mapper/pom.xml b/johnzon-mapper/pom.xml
index 72aa972..5bc1863 100644
--- a/johnzon-mapper/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-mapper/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 45ea1d1..9f8a942 100644
--- a/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>johnzon-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/johnzon-osgi/pom.xml b/johnzon-osgi/pom.xml
index 2dfdbbd..40ab695 100644
--- a/johnzon-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/johnzon-websocket/pom.xml b/johnzon-websocket/pom.xml
index e72a463..59c2204 100644
--- a/johnzon-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/johnzon-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
-    <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.17</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1675ae5..3c3a0bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
   <artifactId>johnzon</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.2.17</version>
   <name>Apache Johnzon</name>
   <description>Apache Johnzon is an implementation of JSR-353 (JavaTM API for JSON Processing).</description>
   <inceptionYear>2014</inceptionYear>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <!-- JVM values for surefire plugin -->
     <surefire.jvm.params>-Xms1024m -Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8</surefire.jvm.params>
     <owb.version>2.0.23</owb.version>
-    <arquillian.jvm.args></arquillian.jvm.args>
+    <arquillian.jvm.args />
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/johnzon.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/johnzon.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=johnzon.git</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>v1.2.17</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <reporting>