diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0b7de0c3..1d8676e7d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-    <version>3.1.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.1.1.RELEASE</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>