diff --git a/clover/project.xml b/clover/project.xml
index a547a50b..639e726b 100644
--- a/clover/project.xml
+++ b/clover/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-clover-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Clover Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.8</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.9-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>The Clover plugin allows measuring test coverage using Clover (http://www.cenqua.com/clover).</description>
   <shortDescription>Produce Clover reports</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/clover/</url>
diff --git a/clover/xdocs/changes.xml b/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
index 3505ba67..f2fb9ad8 100644
--- a/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     <author email="evenisse@ifrance.com">Emmanuel Venisse</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="1.9-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+    </release>
     <release version="1.8" date="2005-03-04">
       <action dev="vmassol" type="add">Added support for historical reports by adding a new
         <code>clover:save-history</code>goal that saves a Clover history point. The history points are then used by
