diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 56ecc77..8eacf9b 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     
     <groupId>org.eclipse.ee4j.expression-language</groupId>
     <artifactId>expression-language-spec</artifactId>
+    <version>3.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Jakarta Expression Language Specification</name>