diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 2ba91ee26e..690a232776 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>apache-maven</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index d0782b1579..bdf9afcec4 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-settings</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-api-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-meta/pom.xml
index a37a951bbd..4a000dc7b9 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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 f64b9faf39..6dd87978d3 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index 1e4ceae7ca..5f2b9d5a21 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index 3915f6e78e..52a771b7aa 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index b3dcf892f8..cd1c9cafb1 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 019c96d82c..c985cec119 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index 075b1b8364..038addda70 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-bom/pom.xml b/maven-bom/pom.xml
index b162f97277..766eccfd61 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-4</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</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 a59041648e..6e5b716560 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-builder-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-compat/pom.xml b/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 217b99e909..ca7019aaec 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 1c2c107611..1066f0560b 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 80dd408311..a4387300b4 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 498dfbb9c5..39f449351a 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-model-transform/pom.xml b/maven-model-transform/pom.xml
index 6670adef8e..af35adf475 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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 f7b223c5ae..f222a32192 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index c1ea83030c..af52d7cce7 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 7637a69007..3caf9878bd 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-repository-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index 96831d4e46..ad4182ac55 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-resolver-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index b89b870c56..41234669f3 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-settings/pom.xml b/maven-settings/pom.xml
index a67864a8bd..89cf7468d7 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-provider/pom.xml
index c44e700044..734d379680 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-provider</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml b/maven-slf4j-wrapper/pom.xml
index 5ec06590b0..cce2ab5f2a 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-slf4j-wrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index eeb6ccc3eb..eee8af92df 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-toolchain-builder</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index 9107797d66..a01b7c45a2 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml b/maven-xml-impl/pom.xml
index e4e5bcae86..0d89bf54cc 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
diff --git a/plexus-utils/pom.xml b/plexus-utils/pom.xml
index b9e3950998..118ca1fdbe 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-4</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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 e1465b59d0..4c1501d56d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-  <version>4.0.0-alpha-4</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-alpha-5-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-4</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-4</plexusUtilsVersion>
+    <plexusUtilsVersion>4.0.0-alpha-5-SNAPSHOT</plexusUtilsVersion>
     <plexusUtilsVersionEmbedded>3.5.0</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>2023-01-27T15:32:50Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-01-27T15:33:47Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <!--bootstrap-start-comment-->