diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a2a254989..71d439c50 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.auscope.portal</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.8.1</version>
+    <version>2.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Portal-Core</name>
     <description>Core functionality common to various AuScope portals.</description>
     <url>http://portal.auscope.org</url>