diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c248de..4417db7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 .svn/
 target/
 release.properties
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.next
+pom.xml.branch
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.backup
+
 velocity.log
 .externalToolBuilders/
 .idea
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05ca80a..d481a2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.mbali.primetechno.it.helloword</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-helloword</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.0.1</version>
   <name>java-helloword</name>
   <description>Simple java program</description>
   <url>http://www.prime-techno.com</url>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<url>https://github.com/basilemaster/java-helloworld</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/basilemaster/java-helloworld.git</connection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>release</tag>
 	</scm>
 	
 	<distributionManagement>