diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a3e9e9a..72fd49a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>ci.common</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.26</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>ci.common</name>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:openliberty/ci.maven.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:openliberty/ci.common.git</developerConnection>
         <url>git@github.com:openliberty/ci.common.git</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>ci.common-1.8.26</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>