diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 81a3b994f..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-## Validator Changes
-
-* no changes
-
-## Other code changes
-
-* Avoid unnecessary JsonParser/XmlParser class load
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
index 7b265252c..1cd560b1f 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>5.6.26</version>
+        <version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
index caa9089c3..08c67f088 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>5.6.26</version>
+		<version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
index 1e0675ba8..480156cd2 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>5.6.26</version>
+		<version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
index 8a59f32cd..dde85ed0a 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>5.6.26</version>
+        <version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
index 83f42391a..de552f098 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>5.6.26</version>
+		<version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml
index 512ee3890..77992a58c 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>5.6.26</version>
+		<version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
index afbc38c0a..b243a1d02 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>5.6.26</version>
+		<version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml
index bc2821060..34a1b3a7c 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>5.6.26</version>
+        <version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
index ccd88b133..556c83176 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>5.6.26</version>
+        <version>5.6.27-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 fdb417849..9654a7c4c 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>5.6.26</version>
+        <version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
index d7d1b5f3d..a1cbc7c53 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>5.6.26</version>
+        <version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fac529a6b..db98cc04d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     HAPI FHIR
     -->
     <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.26</version>
+    <version>5.6.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>