diff --git a/openjpa-all/pom.xml b/openjpa-all/pom.xml
index 5edcaf2f0..b7d7aa7fb 100644
--- a/openjpa-all/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-all/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/openjpa-examples/pom.xml b/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
index b21dfb002..5ab770faa 100644
--- a/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc-5/pom.xml b/openjpa-jdbc-5/pom.xml
index dac3f8493..6db7ed520 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc-5/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc-5/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml b/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml
index edcd51107..796d38457 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel-4/pom.xml b/openjpa-kernel-4/pom.xml
index 8c0bbef4d..78b77fc43 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel-4/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-kernel-4/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel-5/pom.xml b/openjpa-kernel-5/pom.xml
index df2492c63..ce1b03cdf 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel-5/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-kernel-5/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml b/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
index 13fec9718..187c90c71 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-lib/pom.xml b/openjpa-lib/pom.xml
index 7ccaa39c7..89a4c6a96 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-lib/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
index b2cccff64..dae62ba3b 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml b/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml
index 323846a8d..35a4bea55 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/openjpa-project/pom.xml b/openjpa-project/pom.xml
index 7f09d0c37..6a9adb9f1 100644
--- a/openjpa-project/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-project/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml b/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml
index 3579c8be9..c7136623b 100644
--- a/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-xmlstore/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>
         <artifactId>openjpa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+        <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 851f26ceb..bd7d72284 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         Changing this version needs to also be done in all children poms
         See: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-624
     -->
-    <version>0.9.6-incubating</version>
+    <version>0.9.7-incubating-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openjpa</url>
     <issueManagement>
         <system>jira</system>