diff --git a/.github/config/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/config/.release-please-manifest.json
index 099626f4f..7840fde9a 100644
--- a/.github/config/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/config/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.8.0"
+  ".": "1.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81ba1f52a..1d2548a54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.1](https://github.com/prometheus/client_java/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1) (2026-06-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha to v2.29.0-alpha ([#2235](https://github.com/prometheus/client_java/issues/2235)) ([cf9f702](https://github.com/prometheus/client_java/commit/cf9f70219e103c6004d8c315fdcfab2cfd7c447d))
+
 ## [1.8.0](https://github.com/prometheus/client_java/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2026-06-11)
 
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 6d8c9c5c4..685eadabe 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>benchmarks</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml b/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
index 2436e179f..9f964716c 100644
--- a/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-custom-buckets</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
index 1fe9faf8b..605750785 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-greeting-service</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
index fcba714b9..93ffb0f2b 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-hello-world-app</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml
index 24df1f9e5..e2c3477fc 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-exemplars-tail-sampling</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Example - Exemplars with OpenTelemetry's Tail Sampling</name>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
index cda7dad6e..7d1f50529 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-exporter-httpserver</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
index 0457a7591..19100e780 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-exporter-multi-target</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
index 3bfec6143..9d77ad546 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-exporter-opentelemetry</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
index 4f10b16b9..0246b1df9 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-exporter-servlet-tomcat</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml b/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
index ab0045e88..a03dc022a 100644
--- a/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-native-histogram</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml b/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
index cd0c1ba79..fd2ef1e5c 100644
--- a/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml b/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
index 3bf352d16..fb5c516da 100644
--- a/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-prometheus-properties</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml b/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
index 0f8bf496a..bb8c36dbf 100644
--- a/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-simpleclient-bridge</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 80594e550..b60131abe 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
index 9a4895f1c..22f129991 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>integration-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml
index e0c05f7f8..ebd4c57fa 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml
index 5255122dd..1a33ef41e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter-httpserver-sample</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml
index 0193d414f..adf126700 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter-no-protobuf</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml
index 6fb9c7483..80220da4e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml
index 8280ef980..eb44a707b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml
index 40ee58412..dfc10f52d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml
index 389867de5..3ea8ea7d3 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-no-protobuf-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml
index b759c4330..a59da746c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>integration-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-exporter</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml
index bfc73ab10..a0445b782 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>integration-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>it-pushgateway</artifactId>
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
index c2a091e1b..714438ff7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>it-spring-boot-smoke-test</artifactId>
-  <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.8.1</version>
 
   <name>Integration Test - Spring Smoke Tests</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index c3f299d69..58b304d06 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>integration-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b64c86d7b..5f2841023 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java_parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>prometheus-metrics-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-annotations/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-annotations/pom.xml
index 3552a8ddb..22cd675da 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-bom/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-bom/pom.xml
index c2c9935f7..06eabab35 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-bom/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java_parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
     <relativePath>../prometheus-metrics-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-config/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-config/pom.xml
index 681f4a557..f2d354da8 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-config/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-config</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml
index 236a3d34a..79e7e9a10 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-common/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-common/pom.xml
index 9fb2b9621..553f5d20c 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-common/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
index cca3c09e2..7a0b4269a 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-otel-agent-resources/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-otel-agent-resources/pom.xml
index b40b12782..55acb7c9c 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-otel-agent-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-otel-agent-resources/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-otel-agent-resources</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml
index 5f8eca6ea..81787d4b8 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
index e2845631b..0025585a2 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-no-otel</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml
index 547fad762..471cf080c 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-pushgateway</artifactId>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
index 877431e56..3253f7f35 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>simpleclient_vertx</artifactId>
diff --git a/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_vertx4/pom.xml b/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_vertx4/pom.xml
index 4c80b20f4..784bc65e5 100644
--- a/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_vertx4/pom.xml
+++ b/simpleclient-archive/simpleclient_vertx4/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
     <artifactId>client_java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>simpleclient_vertx4</artifactId>