diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1be1d5e..d00409dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>nl.knaw.dans.easy</groupId>
     <artifactId>easy-sword2</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.3</version>
     <name>EASY SWORD v2 Deposit Service</name>
     <url>https://github.com/DANS-KNAW/easy-sword2</url>
     <description>EASY SWORD v2 Deposit Service</description>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </properties>
     <scm>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/DANS-KNAW/easy-sword2</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>v1.8.3</tag>
     </scm>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>