diff --git a/build_defs.bzl b/build_defs.bzl
index 70afaf0bfb1..c4f24e25896 100644
--- a/build_defs.bzl
+++ b/build_defs.bzl
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ JAVA_RELEASE_MIN = [
     "-source 7 -target 7",
 ]
 
-POM_VERSION = "${project.version}"
+POM_VERSION = "2.48.1"