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diff --git a/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml
index 9d41d84fd..a937e7cfc 100644
--- a/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/portlet-tiles/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-portlet-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/portlet/pom.xml b/plugins/portlet/pom.xml
index 8134dad7d..4bea2e73e 100644
--- a/plugins/portlet/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/portlet/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-portlet-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/rest/pom.xml b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
index aec40754d..3c416a454 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/rest/pom.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-rest-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.16.2</version>
+    <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Struts 2 REST Plugin</name>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
index 243b1d261..829f883c9 100644
--- a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-plugins</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-sitegraph-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml b/plugins/sitemesh/pom.xml
index 3c7b1b831..717c2bfaf 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-sitemesh-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 6bcf25262..c5bf45b3b 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
index fb847998c..fbbd4f19d 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-struts1-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index eec0caf71..6879f548b 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-testng-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 47b3980e8..f3fa2b6ad 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
index 77fb083f6..2204fcf19 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>struts2-tiles3-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc336c1c3..aaa30ebe2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.16.2</version>
+    <version>2.3.16.3-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_16_2</tag>
+      <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <issueManagement>
diff --git a/xwork-core/pom.xml b/xwork-core/pom.xml
index 34fe8e2d9..9d1c34cd6 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>2.3.16.2</version>
+        <version>2.3.16.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.struts.xwork</groupId>