diff --git a/binders/pulsar-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-pulsar/pom.xml b/binders/pulsar-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-pulsar/pom.xml
index 5f473cca7..f5fb47d90 100644
--- a/binders/pulsar-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-pulsar/pom.xml
+++ b/binders/pulsar-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-pulsar/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.pulsar</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-pulsar-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<!--TODO: remove version check off after pulsar release -->
+			<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- @releaser:version-check-off -->
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>