diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9df45698f..2e6ee5c16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-	<version>3.1.16.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.1.16.RELEASE</version>
 
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>