diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/pom.xml
index 4c760e6a05..bd5596bf8a 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven Deploy Plugin</name>
-  <version>2.0</version>
+  <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <inceptionYear>2004</inceptionYear>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>