diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index addca9579..6162d8ce2 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
index e4916a25e..35f4a4dba 100644
--- a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>ebean-parent-12.16.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <name>ebean autotune</name>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index aac3b5a1c..b16481f36 100644
--- a/ebean-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean bom</name>
@@ -71,88 +71,88 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-autotune</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-postgis</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
-        <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
index 9472271f3..3c2079d5d 100644
--- a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 113fd4c3f..69e15f297 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>ebean-parent-12.16.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
index 62d36a7bc..65692471f 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean ddl generation</name>
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
index aefe5f84c..20cadd2e2 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean external mapping api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
index d66a242a7..4c48c9f91 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>ebean-parent-12.16.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <name>ebean external mapping xml</name>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
index b41011ab4..ab966fb35 100644
--- a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean postgis</name>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
index 92b67e012..75fb9665e 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean querybean</name>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-redis/pom.xml b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
index c887a3cd6..6e8ad633f 100644
--- a/ebean-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
@@ -22,35 +22,35 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index 330a12a69..86df74e73 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean test</name>
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean/pom.xml b/ebean/pom.xml
index a074aa0ea..2df1bf3f5 100644
--- a/ebean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean composite</name>
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Technically optional but most expected to use query beans -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 0b0c54764..043cf8454 100644
--- a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>kotlin querybean generator</name>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dfb31c7ec..c1fef3e6e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>12.16.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean parent</name>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>ebean-parent-12.16.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/querybean-generator/pom.xml b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 779301f10..c13bb6ece 100644
--- a/querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.16.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.16.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>querybean generator</name>