diff --git a/object-mapper-gson/pom.xml b/object-mapper-gson/pom.xml
index 9f3cf05f..9cae4662 100644
--- a/object-mapper-gson/pom.xml
+++ b/object-mapper-gson/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
         <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.2.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unirest-object-mappers-gson</artifactId>
diff --git a/object-mapper-jackson/pom.xml b/object-mapper-jackson/pom.xml
index fe268d43..e777b19c 100644
--- a/object-mapper-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/object-mapper-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
         <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.2.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>unirest-objectmapper-jackson</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63fc6b5c..1c953b24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
     <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.2.9</version>
     <name>unirest</name>
     <description>Parent pom for unirest packages</description>
     <url>http://github.com/Kong/unirest-java/</url>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <url>https://github.com/Kong/unirest-java</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:Kong/unirest-java.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:Kong/unirest-java.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>v4.2.9</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/unirest-bdd-tests/pom.xml b/unirest-bdd-tests/pom.xml
index 20bf0a73..ceb1c8f9 100644
--- a/unirest-bdd-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/unirest-bdd-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
-        <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.2.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/unirest-java-bom/pom.xml b/unirest-java-bom/pom.xml
index 98b14385..0f611111 100644
--- a/unirest-java-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/unirest-java-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
-        <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.2.9</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>unirest-java-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/unirest-mocks/pom.xml b/unirest-mocks/pom.xml
index 5e113c67..52b433f5 100644
--- a/unirest-mocks/pom.xml
+++ b/unirest-mocks/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
         <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.2.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/unirest/pom.xml b/unirest/pom.xml
index fbb8030c..c4057b76 100644
--- a/unirest/pom.xml
+++ b/unirest/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
         <artifactId>unirest-java-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.2.9</version>
     </parent>
 
     <description>Simplified, lightweight HTTP client library.</description>