diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2b569572aba..6f5cb33034a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-projectVersion=3.4.1
+projectVersion=3.4.2-SNAPSHOT
 projectGroupId=io.micronaut
 title=Micronaut
 projectDesc=Natively Cloud Native