diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index ae22248197..f3349f867c 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-maven/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index 43f80f8e78..740c61da56 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-core</artifactId>
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
index 5ad28363ee..50f2c46726 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
index d74491628b..6b5270c4bf 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index 647844fe03..3a05752c60 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index 585ef43cc9..6b3c89f974 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index 7b2764bc08..1926ffdad0 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 777bf3a7ef..545eb7360a 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index ee22b2b83d..3059992da6 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-bom/pom.xml b/maven-bom/pom.xml
index 4ce7a7c3a6..b1bebca900 100644
--- a/maven-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-bom/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven Dependencies BOM</name>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ under the License.
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-5</tag>
+    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-3</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/${project.scm.tag}/${project.artifactId}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
diff --git a/maven-builder-support/pom.xml b/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
index 4420e180ed..15966b3db2 100644
--- a/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-builder-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 9649ee7897..07928f9317 100644
--- a/maven-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-compat/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index e366c5b352..a2148c8ed8 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 419336a268..ec35a862d6 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 12f80bd892..1fbaee756a 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-model-transform/pom.xml b/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
index 3a2a45e3c2..8821ca7717 100644
--- a/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>maven-model-transform</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Model XML Transform</name>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index d7067fceb1..01c1583f6a 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index d75757cc08..02a762d5c9 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 919dc3ce1f..3588ea63a9 100644
--- a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index 5bd3b31e5c..0bb05af91d 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index 3ff135a399..6ffeb859ba 100644
--- a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 032d8dc8b6..b9bb3c8f62 100644
--- a/maven-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-settings/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
index f4dd26747d..bd127300cc 100644
--- a/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
index 9a96083042..fc0b117b25 100644
--- a/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-wrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index 39d6219a3e..3695424d24 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index 7c322b485b..02edf12bea 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-model</artifactId>
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
index 336ae96641..26853b3227 100644
--- a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
diff --git a/plexus-utils/pom.xml b/plexus-utils/pom.xml
index 60e0c94e67..58a218f4e6 100644
--- a/plexus-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Maven Plexus-Utils</name>
   <description>Apache Maven repackaging of Plexus Utils with immutable Dom interface and its replacement implementation.</description>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87004c18c9..92b0d98a11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ under the License.
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-5</tag>
+    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-3</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ under the License.
     <mockitoVersion>3.2.0</mockitoVersion>
     <plexusVersion>2.1.0</plexusVersion>
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.26</plexusInterpolationVersion>
-    <plexusUtilsVersion>4.0.0-alpha-5</plexusUtilsVersion>
+    <plexusUtilsVersion>4.0.0-alpha-6-SNAPSHOT</plexusUtilsVersion>
     <plexusUtilsVersionEmbedded>3.5.1</plexusUtilsVersionEmbedded>
     <guiceVersion>5.1.0</guiceVersion>
     <guavaVersion>30.1-jre</guavaVersion>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ under the License.
     <distributionShortName>Maven</distributionShortName>
     <distributionName>Apache Maven</distributionName>
     <maven.site.path>ref/4-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-03-15T16:05:50Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-03-15T16:06:58Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <!--bootstrap-start-comment-->