diff --git a/bin/_set_version b/bin/_set_version
index 5b091fd3..a8fa7a46 100755
--- a/bin/_set_version
+++ b/bin/_set_version
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function process_pom () {
 cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." || die "Error changing to Bubble main directory"
 process_pom "${V_NUMBER}" pom.xml
 process_pom "${V_NUMBER}" bubble-server/pom.xml
+process_pom "${V_NUMBER}" utils/pom.xml
 
 VERSION_PROP_FILE="bubble-server/src/main/resources/META-INF/bubble/bubble.properties"
 P_TEMP=$(mktemp /tmp/bubble.properties.XXXXXXX)
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 64d4c46d..35bd895b 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ This code is available under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3: h
 
     <groupId>bubble</groupId>
     <artifactId>utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <!-- @@BUBBLE_VERSION@@ this comment must remain above the version tag so that _set_version can update it -->
+    <version>1.5.1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <licenses>