diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d236ff7f..56152285 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>eu.europeana.metis</groupId>
   <artifactId>metis-sandbox</artifactId>
-  <version>8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>metis-sandbox</name>
   <description>Metis sandbox pilot</description>