diff --git a/amps/ags/pom.xml b/amps/ags/pom.xml
index 19fd424493..e4ca32ccb9 100644
--- a/amps/ags/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-amps</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8</version>
+      <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <modules>
diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-automation/pom.xml b/amps/ags/rm-automation/pom.xml
index bd0823346e..65b9edc7af 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8</version>
+      <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <modules>
diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml b/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml
index 2c43d5a2c2..2962432642 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-automation-community-repo</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8</version>
+      <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-community/pom.xml b/amps/ags/rm-community/pom.xml
index 0c3c649be7..584f87d147 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-community/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-community/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8</version>
+      <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <modules>
diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
index 25ffbed3ad..72440223f1 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-repo-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8</version>
+      <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <properties>
diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-rest-api-explorer/pom.xml b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-rest-api-explorer/pom.xml
index cb520a02f4..6eba3aa649 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-rest-api-explorer/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-rest-api-explorer/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-governance-services-community-repo-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/amps/pom.xml b/amps/pom.xml
index cf8147a43f..adafef54b4 100644
--- a/amps/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/amps/share-services/pom.xml b/amps/share-services/pom.xml
index d7f9867808..427ca77668 100644
--- a/amps/share-services/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/share-services/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-amps</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 3be2fe69ac..dd4b6a5cec 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8</version>
+      <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <dependencies>
diff --git a/data-model/pom.xml b/data-model/pom.xml
index a56cb7326b..95bbceb196 100644
--- a/data-model/pom.xml
+++ b/data-model/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/packaging/distribution/pom.xml b/packaging/distribution/pom.xml
index 963e3c0995..16458004fa 100644
--- a/packaging/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 </project>
diff --git a/packaging/docker-alfresco/pom.xml b/packaging/docker-alfresco/pom.xml
index 7b982137c4..2cc2d62f2f 100644
--- a/packaging/docker-alfresco/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/docker-alfresco/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/packaging/pom.xml b/packaging/pom.xml
index 0b390268ba..b57942ad24 100644
--- a/packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/packaging/tests/pom.xml b/packaging/tests/pom.xml
index bee1296b71..82109240e2 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-cmis/pom.xml b/packaging/tests/tas-cmis/pom.xml
index 83306948b0..29994c37e9 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-cmis/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-cmis/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-email/pom.xml b/packaging/tests/tas-email/pom.xml
index 41e7e1ab57..46ec11ad1a 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-email/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-email/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-integration/pom.xml b/packaging/tests/tas-integration/pom.xml
index ec993cefd9..f64c148e6a 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-integration/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/pom.xml b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/pom.xml
index 2449544235..0e8bee3692 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-webdav/pom.xml b/packaging/tests/tas-webdav/pom.xml
index a22e50f5fa..2ca484bdc9 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-webdav/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-webdav/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/packaging/war/pom.xml b/packaging/war/pom.xml
index 8960253dd2..1618bef3f6 100644
--- a/packaging/war/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/war/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo-packaging</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bc521cd4c..9879c28852 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-    <version>12.8</version>
+    <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Alfresco Community Repo Parent</name>
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-community-repo</url>
-        <tag>12.8</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/remote-api/pom.xml b/remote-api/pom.xml
index f63be7fa3e..0746e8bc6b 100644
--- a/remote-api/pom.xml
+++ b/remote-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/repository/pom.xml b/repository/pom.xml
index ede82832b4..84afdef510 100644
--- a/repository/pom.xml
+++ b/repository/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
         <artifactId>alfresco-community-repo</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8</version>
+        <version>12.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>