diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72ba8bca..f3ef4bac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.archiva</groupId>
     <artifactId>archiva-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>15</version>
+    <version>16-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.archiva.redback</groupId>