diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d1c9a0bdf9eef1326ebe8f79f4ffc57ea1e7159..55910ff79d427f2f7720461b52bd708f781354dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>
     <artifactId>aparapi-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0</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>v1.8.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.aparapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>aparapi</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jogamp.gluegen</groupId>