diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9eaf98be4..5ac0122d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ or maven :
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.0</version>
+	<version>1.2.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 ## Documentation
diff --git a/build_release.bat b/build_release.bat
index d7b896915..4390b8374 100644
--- a/build_release.bat
+++ b/build_release.bat
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ set CERTDIR=%MYSQL_INSTALL_ROOT%\mysqltest\std_data
 start %BINDIR%\mysqld.exe --console --max_allowed_packet=1G --enable-named-pipe --socket=JDBC-test-socket --ssl-ca=%CERTDIR%\cacert.pem --ssl-cert=%CERTDIR%\server-cert.pem --ssl-key=%CERTDIR%\server-key.pem
 timeout 20
 call mvn exec:exec package -Dpackage-source
-call %BINDIR%\mysqladmin -uroot shutdown
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+call %BINDIR%\mysqladmin -uroot shutdown
+
+#deploy package
+#mvn clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dpackage-source
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 204f8b11f..7a12ef120 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>mariadb-java-client</name>
-    <version>1.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.2</version>
     <description>JDBC driver for MariaDB and MySQL</description>
     <url>https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/about-mariadb-connector-j/</url>
     <properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Version.java
index 0f5aaaa03..9181239a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/Version.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package org.mariadb.jdbc;
 
 public final class Version {
-    public static final String version = "1.2.2-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String version = "1.2.2";
     public static final int majorVersion = 1;
     public static final int minorVersion = 2;
     public static final int patchVersion = 2;
-    public static final String qualifier = "SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String qualifier = "";
 
 }
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