diff --git a/release/project.xml b/release/project.xml
index 64c84950..8c82f838 100644
--- a/release/project.xml
+++ b/release/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-release-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Release Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.1</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.2-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description/>
   <shortDescription>Produce project release</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/release/</url>