diff --git a/opennlp-brat-annotator/pom.xml b/opennlp-brat-annotator/pom.xml
index 0791e6b..309cc29 100644
--- a/opennlp-brat-annotator/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-brat-annotator/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-		<version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.8.1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/opennlp-distr/pom.xml b/opennlp-distr/pom.xml
index 881b92b..1bcfd3f 100644
--- a/opennlp-distr/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-distr/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-		<version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.8.1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/opennlp-docs/pom.xml b/opennlp-docs/pom.xml
index 312f6b8..e81e9ec 100644
--- a/opennlp-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-docs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
 	<groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   
diff --git a/opennlp-morfologik-addon/pom.xml b/opennlp-morfologik-addon/pom.xml
index 144027b..d36f14c 100644
--- a/opennlp-morfologik-addon/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-morfologik-addon/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
 		<artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-		<version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.8.1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/opennlp-tools/pom.xml b/opennlp-tools/pom.xml
index 4a1eb89..e86d2ec 100644
--- a/opennlp-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-tools/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
     <artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
     
diff --git a/opennlp-uima/pom.xml b/opennlp-uima/pom.xml
index 73144f0..0c4c360 100644
--- a/opennlp-uima/pom.xml
+++ b/opennlp-uima/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 	    <groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-	    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	    <version>1.8.1</version>
 	    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9ea2b6..2a181e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.apache.opennlp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>opennlp</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.8.1</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Apache OpenNLP Reactor</name>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/apache/opennlp.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:apache/opennlp.git</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://github.com/apache/opennlp.git</url>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>opennlp-1.8.1</tag>
 	</scm>
 
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