diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11adc39..19a205c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <groupId>uk.gov.justice.utils</groupId>
     <artifactId>utilities-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.16.3</version>
+    <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/utilities-core/pom.xml b/utilities-core/pom.xml
index 907e832..9843a63 100644
--- a/utilities-core/pom.xml
+++ b/utilities-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>uk.gov.justice.utils</groupId>
         <artifactId>utilities-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.3</version>
+        <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>utilities-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/utilities-file/pom.xml b/utilities-file/pom.xml
index cb9e60c..ce294d2 100644
--- a/utilities-file/pom.xml
+++ b/utilities-file/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>utilities-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>uk.gov.justice.utils</groupId>
-        <version>1.16.3</version>
+        <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>