diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aedf5ebffd..a1db6894c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dnet-pace-core</artifactId>
-                <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>4.0.0</version>
             </dependency>