diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e93cf3ac..cf0ed065 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.zeebe</groupId>
     <artifactId>zeebe-simple-monitor</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <parent>