diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 082493d2bf..b884a44970 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <groupId>org.asynchttpclient</groupId>
   <artifactId>async-http-client-project</artifactId>
   <name>Asynchronous Http Client Project</name>
-  <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>
     The Async Http Client (AHC) library's purpose is to allow Java