diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 4f7610e21..95c31713c 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>2.2.6.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 4895281f2..41d15ade8 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>2.2.6.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>3.2.0.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
-        <spring.batch.version>2.2.5.RELEASE</spring.batch.version>
+        <spring.batch.version>2.2.6.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 a2a131215..085b4d520 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.2.6.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>2.2.5.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 c60bdd67a..3905f4b0a 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.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 983dc8c39..126e4acd4 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure-tests/pom.xml
index 51ba1114f..6ea63ab89 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+			<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml b/spring-batch-infrastructure/pom.xml
index 2d30e6bda..66d4eb903 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.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 5ca297663..a9e3e2454 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>2.2.6.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>2.2.5.RELEASE</tag>
+		<tag>HEAD</tag>
 	</scm>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index 229bf7086..8e14db82d 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.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 ededf5f42..ccb3f5c01 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>2.2.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../spring-batch-parent</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<dependencies>