diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/api/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/api/pom.xml
index c5e6f09..4a97386 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/api/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/api/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.manipulator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/composite-it/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/composite-it/pom.xml
index b371dc6..2c2e7ff 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/composite-it/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/composite-it/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <equinox.version>3.8.1.v20120830-144521</equinox.version>
         <knoperflerfish.version>5.3.3</knoperflerfish.version>
 
-        <manipulator.version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</manipulator.version>
+        <manipulator.version>1.12.1</manipulator.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/composite/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/composite/pom.xml
index 0613611..d3e9dc2 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/composite/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/composite/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.manipulator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml
index 8615c0d..29a089a 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <equinox.version>3.10.0.v20140606-1445</equinox.version>
         <knoperflerfish.version>7.1.2</knoperflerfish.version>
 
-        <manipulator.version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</manipulator.version>
+        <manipulator.version>1.12.1</manipulator.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/distributions/ten-minutes-tutorial/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/distributions/ten-minutes-tutorial/pom.xml
index fba030f..fcc4567 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/distributions/ten-minutes-tutorial/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/distributions/ten-minutes-tutorial/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <description>This project builds the 10 minutes tutorial package</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <ipojo.manipulator.version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</ipojo.manipulator.version>
+        <ipojo.manipulator.version>1.12.1</ipojo.manipulator.version>
         <bnd.version>1.50.0</bnd.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/pom.xml
index 3846dce..a1d447b 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -63,4 +63,19 @@
         <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/felix/trunk/ipojo/runtime</url>
     </scm>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagBase>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/releases</tagBase>
+                    <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+                    <goals>deploy</goals>
+                    <arguments>-Papache-release</arguments>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>