diff --git a/build_defs.bzl b/build_defs.bzl
index 915f0a05633..23dea9dbc28 100644
--- a/build_defs.bzl
+++ b/build_defs.bzl
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ SOURCE_7_TARGET_7 = [
     "1.7",
 ]
 
-POM_VERSION = "${project.version}"
+POM_VERSION = "2.38.1"