diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index ad2bb01a5..1a7d12c96 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.14.1</version>
+        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>struts2-apps</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
index d89517489..1ac32652a 100644
--- a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.14.1</version>
+        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-rest-showcase</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.5.14.1</version>
+    <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Struts 2 Rest Showcase Webapp</name>
     <description>Struts 2 Rest Showcase Example</description>
 
diff --git a/apps/showcase/pom.xml b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
index 0f2f5e018..67921e43b 100644
--- a/apps/showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/showcase/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-showcase</artifactId>
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index 9144add51..9db215a0c 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-assembly</artifactId>
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 8a1be1397..577932df9 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-bom</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.14.1</version>
+    <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
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-        <struts-version.version>2.5.14.1</struts-version.version>
+        <struts-version.version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</struts-version.version>
         <maven.site.skip>true</maven.site.skip>
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@@ -179,8 +179,4 @@
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-
-  <scm>
-    <tag>STRUTS_2_5_14_1</tag>
-  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/bundles/admin/pom.xml b/bundles/admin/pom.xml
index 95e15bf75..206625c17 100644
--- a/bundles/admin/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-osgi-admin-bundle</artifactId>
diff --git a/bundles/demo/pom.xml b/bundles/demo/pom.xml
index 880a3598b..ef08df400 100644
--- a/bundles/demo/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-osgi-demo-bundle</artifactId>
diff --git a/bundles/pom.xml b/bundles/pom.xml
index 8d0c8c9ee..b85b571fe 100755
--- a/bundles/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-osgi-bundles</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index d8dcdd7aa..0c97b0958 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml b/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
index e2412c660..d3e56935b 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml b/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
index acaa34f4f..7317b25b8 100644
--- a/plugins/cdi/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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+        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-cdi-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml b/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
index 9ba8b7dbb..d494d4b78 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-config-browser-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/convention/pom.xml b/plugins/convention/pom.xml
index 30161f714..4c6c04b33 100644
--- a/plugins/convention/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-convention-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/dwr/pom.xml b/plugins/dwr/pom.xml
index 9d253aa84..59aff3c94 100644
--- a/plugins/dwr/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>struts2-dwr-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml b/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
index 880519cc0..d629781eb 100644
--- a/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/gxp/pom.xml b/plugins/gxp/pom.xml
index 731978816..0fd9ec58d 100644
--- a/plugins/gxp/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml b/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
index b4f8b2a61..e42ffa707 100644
--- a/plugins/jasperreports/pom.xml
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     <artifactId>struts2-jasperreports-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml b/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
index 95616faf5..1dd248a9a 100644
--- a/plugins/javatemplates/pom.xml
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     <artifactId>struts2-javatemplates-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml b/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
index 93dc3f59e..ef2dcdd6e 100644
--- a/plugins/jfreechart/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/json/pom.xml b/plugins/json/pom.xml
index 1b562bd4e..ccacc2960 100644
--- a/plugins/json/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/junit/pom.xml b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
index ac1dac5c4..95be40f10 100644
--- a/plugins/junit/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <artifactId>struts2-junit-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/osgi/pom.xml b/plugins/osgi/pom.xml
index 0b7076710..cbe48f067 100644
--- a/plugins/osgi/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/oval/pom.xml b/plugins/oval/pom.xml
index 03e36e2e5..900992201 100644
--- a/plugins/oval/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>2.5.14.1</version>
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diff --git a/plugins/pell-multipart/pom.xml b/plugins/pell-multipart/pom.xml
index d5f9fbbd3..ed234cbf6 100644
--- a/plugins/pell-multipart/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/plexus/pom.xml b/plugins/plexus/pom.xml
index fc6e07f6b..c0339815f 100644
--- a/plugins/plexus/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index 42379c46b..e313cba3d 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml
index bde85f85d..70fed8d45 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/portlet/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet/pom.xml
index 48248c28d..492015e7f 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index 798dac175..77b8119e7 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
index f2723f95c..6044e246f 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
index f9475416a..66375ae5e 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 5ab15d976..76b7831fc 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index 20e7d8082..d396a0a0c 100644
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     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index df4d1c170..e6410375c 100644
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f9c4a1fe..672b126da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
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-    <version>2.5.14.1</version>
+    <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <name>Struts 2</name>
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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
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-        <tag>STRUTS_2_5_14_1</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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