diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index a25a075ef5..f04fb63bae 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index 9a9a3e7b36..5a1dd935bc 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-11</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
index 0880778232..2c7ee14d40 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-11</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
index 7bf6fe851a..5518194112 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
index 9b0e687006..a26c7ad9f4 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index 083274bbbe..d1a62d2186 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
index a657d0152d..a2a516d027 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
+++ b/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-alpha-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index 5c6e3c52fa..c6d525ccc4 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index 4f9a940104..69a3a4519c 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index edc1f4825a..448458cd12 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index 49698cae8e..c520fcdce3 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-bom/pom.xml b/maven-bom/pom.xml
index 32410731c2..973faa93a3 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-11</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-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-11</tag>
+    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-10</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 b30c462e48..b70332d381 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-builder-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 89d224828e..2fc8b1374a 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 0c83257ce8..80175c0c96 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index a4086f98ff..d25e46b0ec 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 7b20a150ea..2b50fe0e46 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index a6c1abb1d7..f6191df456 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 33d9633168..2cfe5f0cde 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 651c24b1a3..24f5c926e4 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index 6c237b694a..3734fa0983 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index 788c985029..3ac82a9135 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index 24e6d44129..39d84f60cc 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
index a8a23887af..93bae0d791 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
index 568697b8c9..27b58d3db0 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-wrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index f50ca6caf9..7a22713df8 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index 536b04828d..d3ead0568a 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
index c106adc1e5..e018b10108 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-11</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3120e95f5..60d24fe248 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-11</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-12-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ 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-11</tag>
+    <tag>maven-4.0.0-alpha-10</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ under the License.
     <distributionShortName>Maven</distributionShortName>
     <distributionName>Apache Maven</distributionName>
     <maven.site.path>ref/4-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-01-12T08:23:50Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-01-12T08:24:56Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <!-- various versions -->
     <asmVersion>9.6</asmVersion>
     <byteBuddyVersion>1.14.9</byteBuddyVersion>