diff --git a/distro/pom.xml b/distro/pom.xml
index 3d6a61c6f..d38e6d74e 100644
--- a/distro/pom.xml
+++ b/distro/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <fhir2.version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</fhir2.version>
     <authentication.version>1.0.0</authentication.version>
     <openmrs.version>2.6.12</openmrs.version>
-    <initializer.version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</initializer.version>
+    <initializer.version>2.8.0</initializer.version>
     <webservices.rest.version>2.48.0-SNAPSHOT</webservices.rest.version>
     <addresshierarchy.version>2.19.0</addresshierarchy.version>
     <idgen.version>4.14.0</idgen.version>