diff --git a/default.properties b/default.properties
index cf42601b9..094a7b373 100644
--- a/default.properties
+++ b/default.properties
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ component.package = org.apache.commons.lang3
 component.title = Core Language Utilities
 
 # The current version number of this component
-component.version = 3.1
+component.version = 3.1-SNAPSHOT
 
 # The name that is used to create the jar file
 final.name = ${component.name}-${component.version}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd281f849..c5bd1ad7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-  <version>3.1</version>
+  <version>3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Commons Lang</name>
 
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>