diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d11cb2ec..1fad73c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0.RELEASE</version>
+    <version>1.8.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
     <couchbase>1.4.7</couchbase>
     <jackson>2.3.2</jackson>
-    <springdata.commons>1.11.0.RELEASE</springdata.commons>
+    <springdata.commons>1.12.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
     <validation>1.0.0.GA</validation>
   </properties>
 
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
 
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-libs-release</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release</url>
+      <id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>