diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bebf9a..f8b0f10 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     <groupId>nl.garvelink.oss</groupId>
     <artifactId>iban</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Java IBAN</name>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <url>https://github.com/barend/java-iban.git</url>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:barend/java-iban.git</developerConnection>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:barend/java-iban.git</connection>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>release-1.9.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <developers>