diff --git a/ballerina-test/pom.xml b/ballerina-test/pom.xml
index 6e8a82cb88..b4364cc933 100644
--- a/ballerina-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ballerina-test/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.ballerinalang</groupId>
         <artifactId>ballerina-distribution</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.53-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.53</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/ballerina/pom.xml b/ballerina/pom.xml
index fc59c35e81..ce41d59581 100644
--- a/ballerina/pom.xml
+++ b/ballerina/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.ballerinalang</groupId>
         <artifactId>ballerina-distribution</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.53-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.53</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 060e43b864..52778a8a48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.ballerinalang</groupId>
     <artifactId>ballerina-distribution</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.53-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.53</version>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <name>Ballerina - Tools - Parent</name>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <url>https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-distribution.git</url>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-distribution.git</developerConnection>
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-distribution.git</connection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>v1.2.53</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <repositories>