diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53e9a73..63301b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
     <artifactId>microprofile-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8</version>
+    <version>2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>MicroProfile Parent POM</name>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-parent.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:eclipse/microprofile-parent.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/eclipse/microprofile-parent</url>
-        <tag>2.8</tag>
+        <tag>2.6</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/tck-bom/pom.xml b/tck-bom/pom.xml
index 02d2bf6..f0ae115 100644
--- a/tck-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/tck-bom/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8</version>
+        <version>2.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>