diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 6672be4e4..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-## Validator Changes
-
-* no changes
-
-## Other code changes
-
-* fix bug where generated packages have files in the wrong places
-* fix inclusion of Java constants in CLI help text.
-* fix bug on `-compile` output when using 'current' version.
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
index ec6079eac..e078ceb23 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.25</version>
+        <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
index 99f529f54..ce807a54d 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>5.6.25</version>
+		<version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
index 148a06170..80ac43638 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>5.6.25</version>
+		<version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
index d1eb13c11..5b71afc5f 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.25</version>
+        <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
index 04c842e78..e1ccb5c2b 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>5.6.25</version>
+		<version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml
index 546fe0f01..8b8301159 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>5.6.25</version>
+		<version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
index 44be6d85e..3dd9c5bdf 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
 		<artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-		<version>5.6.25</version>
+		<version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml
index 1cc0f9123..3563b6019 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.25</version>
+        <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
index 4167b419e..38d9f07b1 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.25</version>
+        <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml
index 0696e0def..f3c1687e8 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation.cli/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.25</version>
+        <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
index 83248d7e9..cd9f46d3d 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ca.uhn.hapi.fhir</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.25</version>
+        <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6633c076c..5774dd08e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     HAPI FHIR
     -->
     <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.25</version>
+    <version>5.6.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>