diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3052d48d..a00e30a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jmxtrans.embedded</groupId>
     <artifactId>embedded-jmxtrans</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-beta-1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>embedded-jmxtrans</name>
     <description>In process JMX metrics exporter</description>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:jmxtrans/embedded-jmxtrans.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:jmxtrans/embedded-jmxtrans.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/jmxtrans/embedded-jmxtrans</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <tag>embedded-jmxtrans-1.2.0-beta-1</tag>
     </scm>
     <build>
         <plugins>