diff --git a/assembly/src/release/examples/openwire/java/pom.xml b/assembly/src/release/examples/openwire/java/pom.xml
index ab57a946354..9025581f9f7 100644
--- a/assembly/src/release/examples/openwire/java/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/src/release/examples/openwire/java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   
   <groupId>example</groupId>
   <artifactId>openwire-example</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.16.8</version>
   
   <name>example</name>
   <description>ActiveMQ Openwire Java Examples</description>