diff --git a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
index 97e6c29b938..2afa2d15538 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
index 2bfc9e9e5d8..f6593b08674 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-android-test/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
index b74d4a6ac4d..f14dd461bd6 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-android/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-android</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
index 4b8351427cd..ee049013308 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-benchmark</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
index e681e523c7a..93f88b7dcbb 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-dep</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index 2d27622fe27..d8b3ac16eca 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-gradle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index dfb99967463..c2022a495c0 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/byte-buddy/pom.xml b/byte-buddy/pom.xml
index 029d3096e79..e0462c8f52d 100644
--- a/byte-buddy/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b7296d8693d..54623f62c8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
     <artifactId>byte-buddy-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.12.9</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <inceptionYear>2014</inceptionYear>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:${repository.url}</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:${repository.url}</developerConnection>
         <url>${repository.url}</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>byte-buddy-1.12.9</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencies>