diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 81305e44c..7b06c6ab5 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 ## Validator Changes
 
-* Improved logging when discriminator doesn't match doing slicing
-* Use correct IPS branch when validating
-* Load R5 extensions when validating (draft)
-* Make it possible to run tests cases directly from validator (see command line help)
+* no changes
 
 ## Other code changes
 
-* Regenerate R4B code for final R4B release
-* Reduce text logging when running tests
-* Minor test case fixes
-* Fix fetching package by canonical to use pkgcanonical instead of canonical
-* Fix broken link rendering code system references
-* improvements to profile validation
+* no changes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.convertors/pom.xml
index dc16aa2db..507df6508 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>5.6.50</version>
+        <version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2/pom.xml
index 6bb7f59b1..031ddeb4f 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>5.6.50</version>
+		<version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu2016may/pom.xml
index 2540ac6b0..51d21b601 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>5.6.50</version>
+		<version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/pom.xml
index c72a5ca27..73a9af6e3 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>5.6.50</version>
+        <version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4/pom.xml
index 9339bdd18..66143b7ac 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>5.6.50</version>
+		<version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r4b/pom.xml
index 412fbbc67..e1940576e 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>5.6.50</version>
+		<version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/pom.xml
index b47c9aacf..b05434b37 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>5.6.50</version>
+		<version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.report/pom.xml
index 642bb0a73..3e1ad83ec 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>5.6.50</version>
+        <version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/pom.xml
index e0b020348..edb7bc2f9 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>5.6.50</version>
+        <version>5.6.51-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 dcab8dde0..3ecd61fef 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>5.6.50</version>
+        <version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
index 07acb1b67..6433e3926 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>5.6.50</version>
+        <version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 369d5c369..480012cce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     HAPI FHIR
     -->
     <artifactId>org.hl7.fhir.core</artifactId>
-    <version>5.6.50</version>
+    <version>5.6.51-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>