diff --git a/artifact/project.xml b/artifact/project.xml
index 24922f7d..3a7556a8 100644
--- a/artifact/project.xml
+++ b/artifact/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-artifact-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Artifact Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.0</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description></description>
   <shortDescription>Tools to manage artifacts and deployment</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/artifact/</url>