diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 18e5dddb63d3..6457c222a15a 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.openmrs</groupId>
       <artifactId>openmrs</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>org.openmrs.api</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d0195bb0c48..de46884bc5e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.openmrs</groupId>
 	<artifactId>openmrs</artifactId>
-	<version>1.9.6</version>
+	<version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>OpenMRS</name>
 	<description>Master project for the modules of OpenMRS</description>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-core</url>
-	  <tag>1.9.6</tag>
+	  <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
 	<modules>
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index baf196d28d2e..ea18d7cc42e3 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.openmrs</groupId>
       <artifactId>openmrs</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>org.openmrs.test</groupId>
diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 273f281aa132..d9cdde0f0f2b 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.openmrs</groupId>
 		<artifactId>openmrs</artifactId>
-		<version>1.9.6</version>
+		<version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.openmrs.tools</groupId>
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index fd6bf15360ca..1d5d4b829591 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.openmrs</groupId>
       <artifactId>openmrs</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>org.openmrs.web</groupId>
diff --git a/webapp/pom.xml b/webapp/pom.xml
index 603e76ea0798..92bc0ab597d4 100644
--- a/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.openmrs</groupId>
       <artifactId>openmrs</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>org.openmrs.web</groupId>