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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41c79bcf4..1a8206b6f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
             scm:git:https://github.com/nosqlbench/nosqlbench.git
         </developerConnection>
         <url>scm:git:git@github.com:nosqlbench/nosqlbench.git</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>nosqlbench-4.17.16</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/virtdata-api/pom.xml b/virtdata-api/pom.xml
index ea2ad10f7..3cf75bfab 100644
--- a/virtdata-api/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
             <artifactId>nb-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lang</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
 
diff --git a/virtdata-lang/pom.xml b/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
index 9e5b0b3f4..d13647f00 100644
--- a/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
index 729229e1c..e4e1fca6d 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
index 229f863b3..1a64325eb 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
index f41699b0c..acf37a868 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
index a69f7f9c7..b06273b57 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml b/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
index 053688dd6..ee38f0360 100644
--- a/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml b/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
index a22c3711e..1d853e744 100644
--- a/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.17.16</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -18,42 +18,42 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-realdata</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-realer</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-random</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-curves4</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>docsys</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>4.17.16</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>