diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 46eb7ea1..2de7782f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group=io.ballerina.stdlib
-version=1.6.2-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.6.2
 
 puppycrawlCheckstyleVersion=8.18
 msSQLDriverVersion=9.2.0.jre11