diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 156a107a..045f0bd3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.spdx</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spdx-tools</artifactId>
-	<version>2.1.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.16</version>
 	<name>SPDX tools</name>
 	<description>SPDX tools</description>
 	<licenses>