diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 229ad68fa1..2ea17c0fab 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 springBootVersion=3.1.1
-version=6.1.7
+version=6.1.8-SNAPSHOT
 samplesBranch=6.1.x
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
 org.gradle.parallel=true