diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 15493acdb..8850e1721 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
     <relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modules>
diff --git a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
index 8e0474a0b..d02918211 100644
--- a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-batch-simple-cli</artifactId>
-	<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Commandline</name>
 	<url>http://www.springframework.org/spring-batch/archetypes/simple-cli-archetype</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3fb0596fd..57869127a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<name>Spring Batch</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch provides tools for enterprise batch or bulk processing. It can be used to wire up jobs, and track
 	their execution, or simply as an optimization for repetitive processing in a transactional environment. Spring Batch is part of the Spring Portfolio.</description>
-	<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-batch-parent</module>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
index 7bbffb667..0d58aa103 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
index 32775ff1a..5b877468c 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
index 9317ffec4..e9d22d21d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-infrastructure</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT </version>
+			<version>2.1.6.RELEASE </version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 5bfcc7dd6..1d695e296 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
index 046e0029a..49561ae41 100644
--- a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 	<name>Spring Batch Parent</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch parent project.  Defines dependencies and common configuration for the build process.</description>
 	<url>http://static.springframework.org/spring-batch/${project.artifactId}</url>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 2be460f0f..b677837d0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
index 12c86fb6c..dd8ab9677 100755
--- a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.6.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>