diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index ec47352e5..b623b1479 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>2.1.10.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 36506e5ec..b166fe529 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>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Commandline</name>
 	<url>http://www.springframework.org/spring-batch/archetypes/simple-cli-archetype</url>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
 		<spring.framework.version>2.5.6</spring.framework.version>
-		<spring.batch.version>2.1.9.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>
+		<spring.batch.version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring.batch.version>
 		<dependency.locations.enabled>false</dependency.locations.enabled>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 121e23909..b4a0b8ba9 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>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-batch-parent</module>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<url>http://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-	  <tag>2.1.9.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 29ab927a0..f1e4e1b8f 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>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.1.10.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 1ee1f651c..b7d2ccbba 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
index cff1a1497..90b95c032 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>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-infrastructure</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+			<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 0935b94d8..8641bce15 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml b/spring-batch-parent/pom.xml
index 9607c6ef3..7b6059a6c 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>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.1.10.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://static.springframework.org/spring-batch/${project.artifactId}</url>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<url>http://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch</url>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-batch.git</developerConnection>
-	  <tag>2.1.9.RELEASE</tag>
+	  <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 92753ac8e..873e4c7c6 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
index b497d8111..5b6beb497 100755
--- a/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-batch-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.9.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.1.10.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>