diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a6abbef6533..4a6517bb90b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>chronicle-bytes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.24ea16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.24ea16</version>
     <name>OpenHFT/Chronicle-Bytes</name>
     <description>Chronicle-Bytes</description>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:OpenHFT/Chronicle-Bytes.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:OpenHFT/Chronicle-Bytes.git
         </developerConnection>
-        <tag>ea</tag>
+        <tag>chronicle-bytes-2.24ea16</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <profiles>