diff --git a/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
index 3ed3e08986..5664f0fc28 100644
--- a/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Archetype Plugin</name>
-  <version>1.0-alpha-1</version>
+  <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk/maven-archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/</developerConnection>