diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b98e4e277de398105d21e1981af0d598007f0e9..63bb4c461518e458403097f824e88b7336e7ec4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ matches it since snapshots do not appear in maven central.
 
 ```bash
 
-git checkout v1.3.4
+git checkout v1.5.0
 mvn clean package exec:java
 ```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b8889cf8c75bb8b057659be9ae899c430f63ae28..fee8725421037d53d6fb9d9628a224791d7d6d31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>
     <artifactId>aparapi-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/Syncleus/aparapi-examples.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/Syncleus/aparapi-examples.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/Syncleus/aparapi-examples</url>
+        <tag>v1.5.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>aparapi</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.5.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jogamp.gluegen</groupId>