diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 468f4d208..21089c33d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.archiva</groupId>
     <artifactId>archiva-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>8</version>
+    <version>9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>