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diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
index a68da969d..6d2039013 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>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 6180ac1e1..cb0d6a10c 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
index 70557bf56..4ae4a237d 100644
--- a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-struts1-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index e0593a98b..b81394981 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 5f2702eab..a7a188d21 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
index d9170ad32..ddb92d0f0 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>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles3-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b33daab0..231a4ed11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.17</version>
+    <version>2.3.18-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_17</tag>
+      <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/xwork-core/pom.xml b/xwork-core/pom.xml
index 43c90d0eb..a35ead49e 100644
--- a/xwork-core/pom.xml
+++ b/xwork-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.17</version>
+        <version>2.3.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.struts.xwork</groupId>