diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47fb510..033af3a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
 		<artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0</version>
+		<version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>rome-utils</artifactId>