diff --git a/archetypes/jbehave-groovy-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/jbehave-groovy-archetype/pom.xml
index c3c117daf..eb0653ab0 100755
--- a/archetypes/jbehave-groovy-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jbehave-groovy-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-groovy-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/jbehave-guice-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/jbehave-guice-archetype/pom.xml
index 2da77221b..8f854344b 100755
--- a/archetypes/jbehave-guice-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jbehave-guice-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-guice-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/jbehave-needle-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/jbehave-needle-archetype/pom.xml
index 179ea96f6..ace90f24e 100644
--- a/archetypes/jbehave-needle-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jbehave-needle-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-needle-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/jbehave-pico-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/jbehave-pico-archetype/pom.xml
index 1c320b79c..54ad5d97e 100755
--- a/archetypes/jbehave-pico-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jbehave-pico-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-pico-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/jbehave-simple-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/jbehave-simple-archetype/pom.xml
index cc937d760..13b0fb323 100755
--- a/archetypes/jbehave-simple-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jbehave-simple-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-simple-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/jbehave-spring-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/jbehave-spring-archetype/pom.xml
index 2798af239..e84fbeea0 100755
--- a/archetypes/jbehave-spring-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jbehave-spring-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-spring-archetype</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 8227151e0..53e0bb381 100755
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-archetypes</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index ad9161881..2ead1ee39 100755
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-distribution</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -15,67 +15,67 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-gherkin</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-groovy</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-scala</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-guice</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-pico</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-spring</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-weld</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-odf</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-google</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-rest</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-ant</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>jbehave-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <classifier>resources</classifier>
       <type>zip</type>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/jbehave-ant/pom.xml b/jbehave-ant/pom.xml
index 42c479a48..730d5ac52 100755
--- a/jbehave-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-ant/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-ant</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Ant</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-core/pom.xml b/jbehave-core/pom.xml
index 506cd0390..5bceb246d 100755
--- a/jbehave-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <artifactId>jbehave-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/jbehave-gherkin/pom.xml b/jbehave-gherkin/pom.xml
index 6f6a119e3..2f06fe746 100755
--- a/jbehave-gherkin/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-gherkin/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-gherkin</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Gherkin</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-google/pom.xml b/jbehave-google/pom.xml
index f56f14b15..5fb0540c8 100755
--- a/jbehave-google/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-google/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-google</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Google</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-groovy/pom.xml b/jbehave-groovy/pom.xml
index ee784c851..e1a4b9b07 100755
--- a/jbehave-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-groovy</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Groovy</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-guice/pom.xml b/jbehave-guice/pom.xml
index bde87b04d..30d314b95 100755
--- a/jbehave-guice/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-guice/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-guice</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Guice</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-hudson-plugin/pom.xml b/jbehave-hudson-plugin/pom.xml
index 5917904d2..6cb996c7e 100755
--- a/jbehave-hudson-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-hudson-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-hudson-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
diff --git a/jbehave-jenkins-plugin/pom.xml b/jbehave-jenkins-plugin/pom.xml
index 61c299f94..73799602f 100755
--- a/jbehave-jenkins-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-jenkins-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-jenkins-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
diff --git a/jbehave-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jbehave-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 1d8ac2bed..ec97b9890 100755
--- a/jbehave-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-maven-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
diff --git a/jbehave-navigator/pom.xml b/jbehave-navigator/pom.xml
index eaa4041b7..cba57e921 100755
--- a/jbehave-navigator/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-navigator/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-navigator</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Navigator</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-needle/pom.xml b/jbehave-needle/pom.xml
index 3274853c6..e7ca2d3a2 100644
--- a/jbehave-needle/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-needle/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4</version>
+		<version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>jbehave-needle</artifactId>
 	<name>JBehave Needle</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-odf/pom.xml b/jbehave-odf/pom.xml
index db2338783..6c2064128 100755
--- a/jbehave-odf/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-odf/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-odf</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave ODF</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-pico/pom.xml b/jbehave-pico/pom.xml
index 6da04b3c3..da26768b6 100755
--- a/jbehave-pico/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-pico/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-pico</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave PicoContainer</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-rest/pom.xml b/jbehave-rest/pom.xml
index b425121d7..c565d45b6 100644
--- a/jbehave-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
 		<artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-		<version>4.4</version>
+		<version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>jbehave-rest</artifactId>
 	<packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
diff --git a/jbehave-scala/pom.xml b/jbehave-scala/pom.xml
index 098bfa556..83f2f2fe9 100755
--- a/jbehave-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-scala/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-scala</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Scala</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-spring/pom.xml b/jbehave-spring/pom.xml
index fb8246bdb..6758092cb 100755
--- a/jbehave-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-spring/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
         <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-        <version>4.4</version>
+        <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jbehave-spring</artifactId>
     <name>JBehave Spring</name>
diff --git a/jbehave-weld/pom.xml b/jbehave-weld/pom.xml
index 05e68e5ce..6ec2cfba6 100755
--- a/jbehave-weld/pom.xml
+++ b/jbehave-weld/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jbehave</groupId>
     <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
-    <version>4.4</version>
+    <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave-weld</artifactId>
   <name>JBehave Weld</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23e3f2c2a..7a534562a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </parent>
   <artifactId>jbehave</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>4.4</version>
+  <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>JBehave</name>
   <description>JBehave Core is a project providing core functionality supporting and facilitating Behaviour-Driven Development.</description>
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/jbehave/jbehave-core.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/jbehave/jbehave-core.git</developerConnection>
     <url>http://github.com/jbehave/jbehave-core</url>
-    <tag>jbehave-4.4</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
 </project>
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