diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95629d746..bedf19a9b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.8.RELEASE</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>