diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc8db67..a929746 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>org.apache.sling.resourceresolver</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.15-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.16</version>
 
     <name>Apache Sling Resource Resolver</name>
     <description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/sling-org-apache-sling-resourceresolver.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/sling-org-apache-sling-resourceresolver.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=sling-org-apache-sling-resourceresolver.git</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>org.apache.sling.resourceresolver-1.6.16</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>