diff --git a/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml b/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml
index d5cfe71d..b68aee4d 100644
--- a/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-axon-example/pom.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.axonframework.extensions.kafka</groupId>
         <artifactId>axon-kafka-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>axon-kafka-example</artifactId>
-    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.5</version>
 
     <name>Axon Framework Kafka Extension - Spring Boot Example</name>
     <description>Example module for the Kafka Extension of Axon Framework</description>
diff --git a/kafka-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/kafka-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 55398577..6e7ddb39 100644
--- a/kafka-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.axonframework.extensions.kafka</groupId>
         <artifactId>axon-kafka-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>axon-kafka-spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
diff --git a/kafka-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/kafka-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 723badbe..e7bb9473 100644
--- a/kafka-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.axonframework.extensions.kafka</groupId>
         <artifactId>axon-kafka-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>axon-kafka-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.5</version>
 
     <name>Axon Framework Kafka Extension - Spring Boot Starter</name>
     <description>Spring Boot Starter module for the Axon Kafka Extension</description>
diff --git a/kafka/pom.xml b/kafka/pom.xml
index 31e2254e..143db5f6 100644
--- a/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.axonframework.extensions.kafka</groupId>
         <artifactId>axon-kafka-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>axon-kafka</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c19b8ff..cb798c49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
     <groupId>org.axonframework.extensions.kafka</groupId>
     <artifactId>axon-kafka-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.5</version>
     <modules>
         <module>kafka</module>
         <module>kafka-spring-boot-autoconfigure</module>
@@ -401,7 +399,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/AxonFramework/extension-kafka.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:AxonFramework/extension-kafka.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/AxonFramework/extension-kafka</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>axon-kafka-4.5</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <developers>