diff --git a/maven-project/pom.xml b/maven-project/pom.xml
index ce9aa025b4..7edd931220 100755
--- a/maven-project/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-project/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+    <version>2.0-alpha-4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Project Builder</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0d0159c952..e09023190c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven Project</name>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-alpha-4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>Maven components parent</description>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/maven2/</url>
   <issueManagement>