diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index 66e61df977..af396fbd32 100644
--- a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.16.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 4d551dd897..937ac0c0f3 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.16.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index c33d0008d7..73af4e9e17 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 9f26738735..9e96d4cf0b 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 0ec9a88410..eafefb2d0d 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dart/pom.xml b/pmd-dart/pom.xml
index 68c14c4151..1fd0028029 100644
--- a/pmd-dart/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dart/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index a992ec8570..33d0bc3fd3 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index c32d846fa3..cfcd893542 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 48b49b8d5a..d38d97f8ac 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index f92f9a4104..58a1a04d91 100644
--- a/pmd-go/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-go/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index 26f7fb1d54..8509b9a44e 100644
--- a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 98f8f964c8..cd5ba93f5d 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 24fb01995e..dc30732bd7 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index a61b4024c4..6de9dc6f84 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 8afa365d0a..3d9b07051b 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
index da6fc60074..c294cbd2b0 100644
--- a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
index eba4e23799..f3ee6d7e87 100644
--- a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index c0a8c4afbf..2b67fbf5c2 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index 0f76fa1b53..7e76f143e9 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index 599df6c63d..d02be73bf6 100644
--- a/pmd-perl/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index a69b1b0f18..0b3b6681b9 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index 5617aaa34d..cdfb3b0e80 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index a977c9d094..0680397676 100644
--- a/pmd-python/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 84af9ba351..fd1768472b 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 83fe5e567a..3a36c8a12a 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index de51b2a4e0..018aa275de 100644
--- a/pmd-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 4c5f3b012a..3039102b9d 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index e5dbe32a95..dc92460314 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 885fc90202..5c156570d3 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
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     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index cf00576b5e..e27e5ad218 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.16.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d2c7f9c8f..4c7d5843a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.16.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>PMD</name>
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/pmd/pmd.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/pmd/pmd.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/pmd/pmd</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>pmd_releases/6.16.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>