diff --git a/jota/pom.xml b/jota/pom.xml
index 7ed606b..1cd038a 100644
--- a/jota/pom.xml
+++ b/jota/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.iota</groupId>
         <artifactId>jota-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.7</version>
+        <version>0.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>JOTA : Library</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00e7077..4386bf0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.iota</groupId>
     <artifactId>jota-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.7</version>
+    <version>0.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>JOTA</name>
     <description>JOTA library is a simple Java wrapper around IOTA Node's JSON-REST HTTP interface.</description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <url>https://github.com/iotaledger/iota.lib.java</url>
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/iotaledger/iota.lib.java.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/iotaledger/iota.lib.java.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>0.9.7</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <licenses>