diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index fb1af69ef..f888ba426 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modules>
diff --git a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
index c532e8e46..fd46e76b2 100644
--- a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-simple-cli</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Commandline</name>
     <description>This project is a command line batch sample from Spring Batch demonstrating a typical batch job.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     </description>
     <properties>
         <spring.framework.version>3.2.9.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
-        <spring.batch.version>2.2.7.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>
+        <spring.batch.version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring.batch.version>
         <dependency.locations.enabled>false</dependency.locations.enabled>
         <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
         <compiler.target.version>1.6</compiler.target.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 884b351e3..0efb43f41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<name>Spring Batch</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch provides tools for enterprise batch or bulk processing. It can be used to wire up jobs, and track
 	their execution, or simply as an optimization for repetitive processing in a transactional environment. Spring Batch is part of the Spring Portfolio.</description>
-	<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-batch-parent</module>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<url>http://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-	  <tag>2.2.7.RELEASE</tag>
+	  <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 	<issueManagement>
 		<system>JIRA</system>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
index 5d9653bcf..c95ef77a4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core-tests/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
index 9050d77c3..6c16ec92f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>2.2.7.RELEASE</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
index 963a0ab06..e2368c008 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-infrastructure</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+			<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index bbc43439b..be8268917 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>2.2.7.RELEASE</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
index d062309c1..510d67d25 100644
--- a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>Spring Batch Parent</name>
 	<description>Spring Batch parent project.  Defines dependencies and common configuration for the build process.</description>
 	<url>http://docs.spring.io/spring-batch/${project.artifactId}</url>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-		<tag>2.2.7.RELEASE</tag>
+		<tag>HEAD</tag>
 	</scm>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 8a7b14460..7892ea659 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>2.2.7.RELEASE</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Override this with -Denvironment=XXXX to change database type -->
diff --git a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
index 864ae0408..53d86d64a 100755
--- a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.8.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>2.2.7.RELEASE</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>