diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6f4238a1a..fb55c9652 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ val zkCommitterDependencies = Seq(kafka) ++ curator
 
 val commonSettings =
 sonatypeSettings ++ scalariformSettings ++ Seq(
-  version := "0.8.6-SNAPSHOT",
+  version := "0.8.6",
   organization := "com.softwaremill.reactivekafka",
   startYear := Some(2014),
   licenses := Seq("Apache License 2.0" -> url("http://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0")),