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+    <version>5.18.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/vertx-web/pom.xml b/instrumentation/vertx-web/pom.xml
index 34ecb8eb1..5181c24a8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/vertx-web/pom.xml
+++ b/instrumentation/vertx-web/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.zipkin.brave</groupId>
     <artifactId>brave-instrumentation-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.18.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9cc5872c4..409a44c33 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.zipkin.brave</groupId>
   <artifactId>brave-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>5.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.18.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Brave (parent)</name>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/openzipkin/brave</url>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/openzipkin/brave.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/openzipkin/brave.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>5.18.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <!-- Developer section is needed for Maven Central, but doesn't need to include each person -->
diff --git a/spring-beans/pom.xml b/spring-beans/pom.xml
index 44fd40855..f12ec4b47 100644
--- a/spring-beans/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-beans/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.zipkin.brave</groupId>
     <artifactId>brave-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.18.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.18.1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>