diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b5c0f4..4349cbd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
    <groupId>org.eclipse.esmf</groupId>
    <artifactId>esmf-parent</artifactId>
    <name>ESMF Parent</name>
-   <version>DEV-SNAPSHOT</version>
+   <version>16</version>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
    <description>ESMF Parent</description>