diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72ced6a..e03e6d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>ro.kuberam.expath.exist</groupId>
 	<artifactId>base</artifactId>
-	<version>1.5.4</version>
+	<version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>eXist wrappers for EXPath modules</name>
 	<description>eXist wrappers for EXPath modules</description>