diff --git a/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml b/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml
index e8c8b506e5..c2c6c2c915 100644
--- a/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml
+++ b/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
-    <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>16.0.1</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml b/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml
index 4c0168326f..0f9e635020 100644
--- a/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <!-- the version tracks the release version of the CRDs in the upstream cert-manager project -->
-    <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>16.0.1</version>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
diff --git a/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml b/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml
index 0047a28930..c55bbff9c8 100644
--- a/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>client-java-prometheus-operator-models</artifactId>
-    <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>16.0.1</version>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
diff --git a/e2e/pom.xml b/e2e/pom.xml
index 2e7d79d8ff..20972db83b 100644
--- a/e2e/pom.xml
+++ b/e2e/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/examples-release-13/pom.xml b/examples/examples-release-13/pom.xml
index 2c3a5a5330..7daea41610 100644
--- a/examples/examples-release-13/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/examples-release-13/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
 		<artifactId>client-java-examples-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>16.0.1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/examples-release-14/pom.xml b/examples/examples-release-14/pom.xml
index e3bf13f90b..18629365cb 100644
--- a/examples/examples-release-14/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/examples-release-14/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
 		<artifactId>client-java-examples-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>16.0.1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/examples-release-15/pom.xml b/examples/examples-release-15/pom.xml
index fe52a7c983..2449a2a5a6 100644
--- a/examples/examples-release-15/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/examples-release-15/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
 		<artifactId>client-java-examples-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>16.0.1</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 9f3c0a4cb1..bed920fb92 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
 		<artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>16.0.1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
-	<version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>16.0.1</version>
 
 	<artifactId>client-java-examples-parent</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/extended/pom.xml b/extended/pom.xml
index d255f4e1c8..0ef2db97f8 100644
--- a/extended/pom.xml
+++ b/extended/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/fluent/pom.xml b/fluent/pom.xml
index 684c609edf..d5b9a023bf 100644
--- a/fluent/pom.xml
+++ b/fluent/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/pom.xml b/kubernetes/pom.xml
index baf634f0d7..2cc5bdcba4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/pom.xml
+++ b/kubernetes/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
     <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>16.0.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 48864d1807..3d11a6fa0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
   <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
-  <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>16.0.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Kubernetes Client API</name>
   <url>https://github.com/kubernetes-client/java</url>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:kubernetes-client/java.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:kubernetes-client/java.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/kubernetes-client/java</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>v16.0.1</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <prerequisites>
diff --git a/proto/pom.xml b/proto/pom.xml
index b3e53c2cd6..440a8b9a21 100644
--- a/proto/pom.xml
+++ b/proto/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
 		<artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>16.0.1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring/pom.xml b/spring/pom.xml
index df427da467..4b6240e24b 100644
--- a/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/spring/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
-    <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>16.0.1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 75b8994265..1648f1722b 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.kubernetes</groupId>
         <artifactId>client-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>16.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>16.0.1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>