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-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-portlet-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index 4358c602f..da217bf88 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-rest-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
index b9d50be07..7cccbe99b 100644
--- a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-sitegraph-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
index 7eb3a2215..47d3be6e2 100644
--- a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 9f1929f5e..099117d02 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
index 0c4612b3a..94cae7c52 100644
--- a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-struts1-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index 94824d436..b47082c34 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 157e77100..3b3bd76d3 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
index d8598396e..ca88db6c3 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles3-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b98f7e90f..f15d61ea9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.27</version>
+    <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Struts 2</name>
     <url>http://struts.apache.org/</url>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://git.apache.org/struts.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/struts.git</developerConnection>
         <url>http://git.apache.org/struts.git</url>
-        <tag>STRUTS_2_3_27</tag>
+        <tag>STRUTS_2_3_24_1</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/xwork-core/pom.xml b/xwork-core/pom.xml
index 728b3825a..2c54767b2 100644
--- a/xwork-core/pom.xml
+++ b/xwork-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.27</version>
+        <version>2.3.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.struts.xwork</groupId>