diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61968f5..ae24573 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>
     <artifactId>sputnik-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>The Maven Sputnik Parent-POM</name>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/mirkosertic/mavensonarsputnik.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/mirkosertic/mavensonarsputnik.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/mirkosertic/mavensonarsputnik.git</url>
-        <tag>1.5</tag>
+        <tag>1.8</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <prerequisites>
diff --git a/sputnik/pom.xml b/sputnik/pom.xml
index f61ea63..bbbc0c5 100644
--- a/sputnik/pom.xml
+++ b/sputnik/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>
         <artifactId>sputnik-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>
diff --git a/thirdparty/pitest/pom.xml b/thirdparty/pitest/pom.xml
index 8e36b13..61d3b35 100644
--- a/thirdparty/pitest/pom.xml
+++ b/thirdparty/pitest/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>
         <artifactId>thirdparty-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>
diff --git a/thirdparty/pom.xml b/thirdparty/pom.xml
index ff6646f..65b135e 100644
--- a/thirdparty/pom.xml
+++ b/thirdparty/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>
         <artifactId>sputnik-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>de.mirkosertic.mavensonarsputnik</groupId>