diff --git a/icu4j/pom.xml b/icu4j/pom.xml
index b8781e96a35..989e738a8d3 100644
--- a/icu4j/pom.xml
+++ b/icu4j/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
 *******************************************************************************
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2011, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and    *
 * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
 *******************************************************************************
 -->
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
   <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-  <version>49-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>49</version>
 
   <name>ICU4J</name>
   <description>