diff --git a/demo/pom.xml b/demo/pom.xml
index 6613ee5..5fb3cec 100644
--- a/demo/pom.xml
+++ b/demo/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <artifactId>chronicle-demo</artifactId>
 
     <name>chronicle-demo</name>
-    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <description>Demo Processing Engine</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/demo2/pom.xml b/demo2/pom.xml
index 14d5c1f..278658f 100644
--- a/demo2/pom.xml
+++ b/demo2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <artifactId>chronicle-demo2</artifactId>
 
     <name>Chronicle Demo with three nodes</name>
-    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <description>Demo Processing Engine</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>