diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0de827c3..b48ac49e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>edu.harvard.huit.lts</groupId>
 	<artifactId>fits</artifactId>
-	<version>1.5.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.5.3</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>FITS</name>
@@ -372,7 +370,8 @@
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com:harvard-lts/fits.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:harvard-lts/fits.git</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits</url>
-	</scm>
+	  <tag>1.5.3</tag>
+  </scm>
 
 	<licenses>
 		<license>