diff --git a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
index 1fd03a5a314..10dc59ec09b 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
index 15db2124178..950a7671cd8 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
index 0cc829e7157..2a7f69e8420 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
index c493d974a6f..78be16a4466 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-benchmark</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
index 9d79632ef95..6141ff8a187 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!--
diff --git a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index 462085661bb..1434e73f610 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</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 507b0f1946a..ae8b302e6d7 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy/pom.xml b/byte-buddy/pom.xml
index 0b7f0e9c27d..b2cbf93c948 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>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6ae56969a6..632a873816c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <inceptionYear>2014</inceptionYear>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <bytebuddy.integration>false</bytebuddy.integration>
         <bytebuddy.experimental>true</bytebuddy.experimental>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>1734253639</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>1737154048</project.build.outputTimestamp>
         <sourcecode.main.version>1.5</sourcecode.main.version>
         <sourcecode.test.version>1.6</sourcecode.test.version>
         <bytecode.main.version>1.5</bytecode.main.version>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:${repository.url}</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:${repository.url}</developerConnection>
         <url>${repository.url}</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>byte-buddy-1.16.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>