diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c06f756dd..f599cf58c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
-	<version>1.9.6.RELEASE</version>
+	<version>1.9.7.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data JPA</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for JPA repositories.</description>