diff --git a/cruisecontrol/project.xml b/cruisecontrol/project.xml
index b4d4ceef..ae636301 100644
--- a/cruisecontrol/project.xml
+++ b/cruisecontrol/project.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
   <id>maven-cruisecontrol-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Cruise Control Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.7</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.8-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>A plugin to work with Cruise Control. Plugin can generate a Cruise Control configuration from the POM, start the CruiseControl server, and when included as a report provide a link to the build results.</description>
   <shortDescription>Cruise Control Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/cruisecontrol/</url>