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   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hadoop-mapreduce</name>
   <url>http://hadoop.apache.org/mapreduce/</url>
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index a8892572a6b..27d60140ef4 100644
--- a/hadoop-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
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+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
diff --git a/hadoop-minicluster/pom.xml b/hadoop-minicluster/pom.xml
index 1562e85a793..4512c779223 100644
--- a/hadoop-minicluster/pom.xml
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   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <description>Apache Hadoop Mini-Cluster</description>
diff --git a/hadoop-project-dist/pom.xml b/hadoop-project-dist/pom.xml
index 591c9994646..8713caad3a1 100644
--- a/hadoop-project-dist/pom.xml
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@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
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index e1305791fe0..144dd29bbb5 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/pom.xml
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   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
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   <description>Apache Hadoop Project POM</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Project POM</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-archives/pom.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-archives/pom.xml
index 7294aaf327b..2ca3d15f13e 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-archives/pom.xml
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   <description>Apache Hadoop Archives</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Archives</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-datajoin/pom.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-datajoin/pom.xml
index d7ae11ba887..01e92308ab9 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-datajoin/pom.xml
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   <name>Apache Hadoop Data Join</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/pom.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/pom.xml
index 4327b3aa2ae..c29de998a68 100644
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index e6ea915c7a1..623f89855b0 100644
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index c3bedc18095..c9be65a7c08 100644
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index 38f8d5f33f9..320e5c22a3c 100644
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+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-unmanaged-am-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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index e13ab22eecd..de466342907 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/pom.xml
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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-client/pom.xml
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index 9ad78e15e6f..c8913cc8598 100644
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diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml
index 451b079c1a5..50932d1c308 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-common/pom.xml
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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml
index aafb5833d2b..b50546bd2d2 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/pom.xml
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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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   <name>hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager</name>
 
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diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager/pom.xml
index 6cf26f11a30..d915ec60a24 100644
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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
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   <name>hadoop-yarn-server-resourcemanager</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml
index c04016696d3..f04ee6c9779 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-tests/pom.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>hadoop-yarn-server-tests</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml
index 4f3cc39ba68..ad15392a5f1 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>hadoop-yarn-server-web-proxy</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml
index 5b19db516a5..3e3b52bd112 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-server</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>hadoop-yarn-server</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml
index 49d61e2035a..a516a7645c7 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-    <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-site</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>hadoop-yarn-site</name>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml
index cb5a7413bdc..8c25600c0ae 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/pom.xml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hadoop-yarn</name>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml
index a931a341863..5a64cfdfda3 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/pom.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-project</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../hadoop-project</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-yarn-project</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hadoop-yarn-project</name>
   <url>http://hadoop.apache.org/yarn/</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b107f43556f..3b4b680907c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
   <artifactId>hadoop-main</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>Apache Hadoop Main</description>
   <name>Apache Hadoop Main</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>