diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5528b2e..f416899b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
     <name>jackson-module-kotlin</name>
-    <version>2.16.0-rc1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.16.0-rc1</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
     <description>Add-on module for Jackson (https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/) to support
         Kotlin language, specifically introspection of method/constructor parameter names,