diff --git a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
index 6dee3f42e22..e0939c3d791 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
index a645d4cf6e2..fdc06fc14f1 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>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
index f8af51d278b..f8ed0b47cd6 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
index 17a628f19f8..fac7d760f44 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-benchmark</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
index 679b6e4d895..a5921cf7e05 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>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-dep</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index a14501d01b8..408fd9c6bda 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</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 2925a3c7737..c45c66b5b1e 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy/pom.xml b/byte-buddy/pom.xml
index fb6f91a39cb..f8b5fff38c4 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>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 792a8050150..4a427b84ef9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.11.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.11.8</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <inceptionYear>2014</inceptionYear>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:${repository.url}</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:${repository.url}</developerConnection>
         <url>${repository.url}</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>byte-buddy-1.11.8</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>