diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6843f9f5eb..3ece2dd155 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Maven Project</name>
-  <version>2.0-beta-3</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>Maven components parent</description>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/maven2/</url>
   <issueManagement>