diff --git a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
index 9e4e8faef8b..9b8016f398a 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
index 73d4a5e7086..6a24d5afd7c 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
index e5a5d09fa49..8388ccf1b05 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
index 352b1cc24dc..4abe4f35553 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-benchmark</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
index b3c003d934a..42a694ce547 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!--
diff --git a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index e48823707c5..22cd91aea26 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-gradle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 506151a97e5..d8ef207e4e9 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy/pom.xml b/byte-buddy/pom.xml
index f00eb7576da..a7574f51417 100644
--- a/byte-buddy/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 97eca711742..e56e9959900 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.12.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.12.16</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <inceptionYear>2014</inceptionYear>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:${repository.url}</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:${repository.url}</developerConnection>
         <url>${repository.url}</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>byte-buddy-1.12.16</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>