diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bf71c1fe..2757b4474 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>mariadb-java-client</name>
-    <version>2.2.6</version>
+    <version>2.2.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <description>JDBC driver for MariaDB and MySQL</description>
     <url>https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/about-mariadb-connector-j/</url>
 
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
         <checkstyle.plugin.version>2.16</checkstyle.plugin.version>
         <driver.version.major>2</driver.version.major>
         <driver.version.minor>2</driver.version.minor>
-        <driver.version.patch>6</driver.version.patch>
-        <driver.version.qualifier></driver.version.qualifier>
+        <driver.version.patch>7</driver.version.patch>
+        <driver.version.qualifier>-SNAPSHOT</driver.version.qualifier>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementClient.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementClient.java
index f32a6772e..db376a7e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementClient.java
@@ -282,8 +282,11 @@ public int[] executeBatch() throws SQLException {
             return results.getCmdInformation().getUpdateCounts();
 
         } catch (SQLException sqle) {
-            if (results != null) results.commandEnd();
-            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(sqle, results.getCmdInformation(), size);
+            if (results != null) {
+                results.commandEnd();
+                throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(sqle, results.getCmdInformation(), size);
+            }
+            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(sqle, null, size);
         } finally {
             executeBatchEpilogue();
             lock.unlock();
@@ -323,8 +326,11 @@ public long[] executeLargeBatch() throws SQLException {
             return results.getCmdInformation().getLargeUpdateCounts();
 
         } catch (SQLException sqle) {
-            results.commandEnd();
-            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(sqle, results.getCmdInformation(), size);
+            if (results != null) {
+                results.commandEnd();
+                throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(sqle, results.getCmdInformation(), size);
+            }
+            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(sqle, null, size);
         } finally {
             executeBatchEpilogue();
             lock.unlock();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementServer.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementServer.java
index 5cc036928..51f78bf29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbPreparedStatementServer.java
@@ -300,8 +300,11 @@ private void executeBatchInternal(int queryParameterSize) throws SQLException {
 
             results.commandEnd();
         } catch (SQLException initialSqlEx) {
-            results.commandEnd();
-            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(initialSqlEx, results.getCmdInformation(), queryParameterSize);
+            if (results != null) {
+                results.commandEnd();
+                throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(initialSqlEx, results.getCmdInformation(), queryParameterSize);
+            }
+            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(initialSqlEx, null, queryParameterSize);
         } finally {
             executeBatchEpilogue();
             lock.unlock();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbStatement.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbStatement.java
index 5d4ef5a7a..a2d0cc3a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbStatement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/MariaDbStatement.java
@@ -1248,8 +1248,11 @@ public int[] executeBatch() throws SQLException {
             return results.getCmdInformation().getUpdateCounts();
 
         } catch (SQLException initialSqlEx) {
-            if (results != null) results.commandEnd();
-            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(initialSqlEx, results.getCmdInformation(), size);
+            if (results != null) {
+                results.commandEnd();
+                throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(initialSqlEx, results.getCmdInformation(), size);
+            }
+            throw executeBatchExceptionEpilogue(initialSqlEx, null, size);
         } finally {
             executeBatchEpilogue();
             lock.unlock();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java
index 1e6879465..46afd8187 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/util/constant/Version.java
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 package org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.util.constant;
 
 public final class Version {
-    public static final String version = "2.2.6";
+    public static final String version = "2.2.7-SNAPSHOT";
     public static final int majorVersion = 2;
     public static final int minorVersion = 2;
-    public static final int patchVersion = 6;
-    public static final String qualifier = "";
+    public static final int patchVersion = 7;
+    public static final String qualifier = "-SNAPSHOT";
 }
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