diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b600205..f9a8971 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-modules</artifactId>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
 			<artifactId>rome</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>