diff --git a/examples/operate-example-load-process-instance/pom.xml b/examples/operate-example-load-process-instance/pom.xml
index e3ffa27..ed5f328 100644
--- a/examples/operate-example-load-process-instance/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/operate-example-load-process-instance/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>operate-examples-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.5.16</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>operate-example-load-process-instance</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 2a11a25..e66a5db 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>operate-client-root</artifactId>
-    <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.5.16</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>operate-examples-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/extension/java-client-operate-compat/pom.xml b/extension/java-client-operate-compat/pom.xml
index 8886ff6..5564e79 100644
--- a/extension/java-client-operate-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/java-client-operate-compat/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>operate-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.5.16</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>java-client-operate-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml b/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml
index d6806be..75daaed 100644
--- a/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/java-client-operate/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
       <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
       <artifactId>operate-client-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>8.5.16</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>java-client-operate</artifactId>
diff --git a/extension/pom.xml b/extension/pom.xml
index 52e1023..621d87f 100644
--- a/extension/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>operate-client-root</artifactId>
-    <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.5.16</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>operate-client-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml b/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml
index 70b4c8c..85d440b 100644
--- a/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>operate-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.5.16</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-camunda-operate</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99ba052..33c663b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>io.camunda.spring</groupId>
   <artifactId>operate-client-root</artifactId>
-  <version>8.5.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>8.5.16</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>