diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index db532a7..8e2ace6 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>api</artifactId>
diff --git a/archetypes/example-kar-plugin/pom.xml b/archetypes/example-kar-plugin/pom.xml
index 5f51780..b8ca925 100644
--- a/archetypes/example-kar-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/example-kar-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>example-kar-plugin</artifactId>
     <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 33a7f04..2f497da 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>archetypes</artifactId>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index e02b279..e99f0da 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>common</artifactId>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index a88b841..dcd5fbc 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>config</artifactId>
diff --git a/karaf-features/pom.xml b/karaf-features/pom.xml
index fc812a3..42f9bbe 100644
--- a/karaf-features/pom.xml
+++ b/karaf-features/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>karaf-features</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6fd198a..96ea56f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
     <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>v1.6.1</version>
+    <version>1.6.1</version>
     <name>OpenNMS Integration API :: Parent</name>
     <url>https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms-integration-api</url>
     <description>Integration and extension API for OpenNMS</description>
diff --git a/sample/pom.xml b/sample/pom.xml
index 364e32f..e2272c9 100644
--- a/sample/pom.xml
+++ b/sample/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api.sample</groupId>
diff --git a/test-api/pom.xml b/test-api/pom.xml
index 0ac1330..dfa0ed6 100644
--- a/test-api/pom.xml
+++ b/test-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>test-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/test-suites/pom.xml b/test-suites/pom.xml
index b320c2e..197dcba 100644
--- a/test-suites/pom.xml
+++ b/test-suites/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>test-suites</artifactId>
diff --git a/test-suites/tss-tests/pom.xml b/test-suites/tss-tests/pom.xml
index e2fc37b..af50a7d 100644
--- a/test-suites/tss-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/test-suites/tss-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>test-suites</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>tss-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 2816dee..cc73df1 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.opennms.integration.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>api-project</artifactId>
-        <version>v1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>org.opennms.integration.api.utils</artifactId>