diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2556cb3..8147aad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
     <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1</version>
+    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:ssh://github.com/rometools/rome.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/rometools/rome.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/rometools/rome</url>
-      <tag>1.6.1</tag>
+      <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <developers>
@@ -277,42 +277,42 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-certiorem</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-certiorem-webapp</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-fetcher</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-modules</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-opml</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-propono</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>rome-utils</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- JDOM -->
             <dependency>
diff --git a/rome-certiorem-webapp/pom.xml b/rome-certiorem-webapp/pom.xml
index 5550907..f163a7a 100644
--- a/rome-certiorem-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-certiorem-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-certiorem-webapp</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-certiorem/pom.xml b/rome-certiorem/pom.xml
index 9f684d1..8e3c824 100644
--- a/rome-certiorem/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-certiorem/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-certiorem</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-fetcher/pom.xml b/rome-fetcher/pom.xml
index 704b13e..2225478 100644
--- a/rome-fetcher/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-fetcher/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-fetcher</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-modules/pom.xml b/rome-modules/pom.xml
index 18b8e9d..d4f3745 100644
--- a/rome-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-modules/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-modules</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-opml/pom.xml b/rome-opml/pom.xml
index d3c843b..633102d 100644
--- a/rome-opml/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-opml/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-opml</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-osgi-test/pom.xml b/rome-osgi-test/pom.xml
index a2f9732..bfbe9c0 100644
--- a/rome-osgi-test/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-osgi-test/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-osgi-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-propono/pom.xml b/rome-propono/pom.xml
index 84bb13b..f9f6d22 100644
--- a/rome-propono/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-propono/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-propono</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome-utils/pom.xml b/rome-utils/pom.xml
index 0891c40..3728c57 100644
--- a/rome-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/rome-utils/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/rome/pom.xml b/rome/pom.xml
index 68f5fb3..63e86e5 100644
--- a/rome/pom.xml
+++ b/rome/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.rometools</groupId>
         <artifactId>rome-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rome</artifactId>