diff --git a/activejdbc-instrumentation/pom.xml b/activejdbc-instrumentation/pom.xml
index e35da3126..b6f26b266 100644
--- a/activejdbc-instrumentation/pom.xml
+++ b/activejdbc-instrumentation/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>activejdbc-instrumentation</artifactId>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveJDBC Instrumentation Plugin</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/activejdbc-kt/pom.xml b/activejdbc-kt/pom.xml
index c7bf0aa74..0c262c76c 100644
--- a/activejdbc-kt/pom.xml
+++ b/activejdbc-kt/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>activejdbc-kt</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveJDBC ORM Framework (for Kotlin)</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/activejdbc-static-metadata-test/pom.xml b/activejdbc-static-metadata-test/pom.xml
index 5cfadbf8e..bbfd185e3 100644
--- a/activejdbc-static-metadata-test/pom.xml
+++ b/activejdbc-static-metadata-test/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/activejdbc/pom.xml b/activejdbc/pom.xml
index 7f986c398..f2967e38b 100644
--- a/activejdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/activejdbc/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>activejdbc</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveJDBC ORM Framework</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- Default to H2 if no profile provided -->
diff --git a/activeweb-lessc-integration-test/pom.xml b/activeweb-lessc-integration-test/pom.xml
index 89d152517..f10b4ec4c 100644
--- a/activeweb-lessc-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/activeweb-lessc-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>activeweb-lessc-integration-test</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveWeb Lessc Maven Plugin Test</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 8bfff9919..de34c0ebe 100644
--- a/activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveWeb Lessc Maven Plugin</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/activeweb-sass-integration-test/pom.xml b/activeweb-sass-integration-test/pom.xml
index ede5a21f1..055f1ce58 100644
--- a/activeweb-sass-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/activeweb-sass-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>activeweb-sass-integration-test</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveWeb SASS Maven Plugin Test</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/activeweb-sass-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/activeweb-sass-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index c5de30954..e8714e1aa 100644
--- a/activeweb-sass-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/activeweb-sass-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>activeweb-sass-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveWeb SASS Maven Plugin</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/activeweb-testing/pom.xml b/activeweb-testing/pom.xml
index bc83ae2eb..e05ba99c9 100644
--- a/activeweb-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/activeweb-testing/pom.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
     <artifactId>activeweb-testing</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveWeb Testing Framework</name>
     <description>Testing framework for writing controller, view and integration specs.</description>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activeweb/pom.xml b/activeweb/pom.xml
index 27f89d8ce..ad593a117 100644
--- a/activeweb/pom.xml
+++ b/activeweb/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 
     <artifactId>activeweb</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - ActiveWeb: The Agile Java Web Framework</name>
     <description>Core functionality of the framework</description>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/app-config-spec/pom.xml b/app-config-spec/pom.xml
index 667f2ae1d..f6a019d82 100644
--- a/app-config-spec/pom.xml
+++ b/app-config-spec/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>app-config-spec</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - AppConfig  Spec </name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/app-config/pom.xml b/app-config/pom.xml
index e74203f18..bf7080a5f 100644
--- a/app-config/pom.xml
+++ b/app-config/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>app-config</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - AppConfig For All Your Environments</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/async-pool-test/pom.xml b/async-pool-test/pom.xml
index ae20ec874..0dd08cfb6 100644
--- a/async-pool-test/pom.xml
+++ b/async-pool-test/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>async-pool-test</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - Async Pool Test</name>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>This module is to manually test pooling of sessions in Async.</description>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/db-migrator-integration-test/pom.xml b/db-migrator-integration-test/pom.xml
index 5157f6cc1..4a8e3c4f3 100644
--- a/db-migrator-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/db-migrator-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>db-migrator-integration-test</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - DB-Migrator Integration Test</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/db-migrator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/db-migrator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 052250341..e72b38293 100644
--- a/db-migrator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/db-migrator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>db-migrator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - DB-Migrator Maven Plugin</name>
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/javalite-async/pom.xml b/javalite-async/pom.xml
index 33fd6e03b..cf83bf924 100644
--- a/javalite-async/pom.xml
+++ b/javalite-async/pom.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>javalite-async</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - Async Framework for Offline Processing</name>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/javalite-common/pom.xml b/javalite-common/pom.xml
index 7c842851e..0a4561986 100644
--- a/javalite-common/pom.xml
+++ b/javalite-common/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>javalite-common</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>JavaLite - Common Classes</name>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
         <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6-j8</version>
     </parent>
 
     <profiles>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8aada0bb1..a5ce6eaff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>
     <artifactId>javalite</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>2.6-j8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6-j8</version>
     <name>JavaLite - Java, light as a feather</name>
     <url>http://javalite.io</url>
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
        <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:javalite/activejdbc.git</connection>
        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:javalite/activejdbc.git</developerConnection>
        <url>git@github.com:javalite/activejdbc.git</url>
-       <tag>HEAD</tag>
+       <tag>javalite-2.6-j8</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <profiles>