diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index 025c39c67d32..14c562ca16f8 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+    <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
diff --git a/buffer/pom.xml b/buffer/pom.xml
index 032e1c4d3df6..ab0b28f91deb 100644
--- a/buffer/pom.xml
+++ b/buffer/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
diff --git a/codec-http/pom.xml b/codec-http/pom.xml
index 465db00f8558..221128877ca5 100644
--- a/codec-http/pom.xml
+++ b/codec-http/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
diff --git a/codec-socks/pom.xml b/codec-socks/pom.xml
index ec009da54849..8adce35b49b4 100644
--- a/codec-socks/pom.xml
+++ b/codec-socks/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-codec-socks</artifactId>
diff --git a/codec/pom.xml b/codec/pom.xml
index 27b90b196a5f..f666e075a6d5 100644
--- a/codec/pom.xml
+++ b/codec/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+    <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 5fde50e3034b..d8650dbc74d8 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/example/pom.xml b/example/pom.xml
index 62f458b055d6..95dd0185a877 100644
--- a/example/pom.xml
+++ b/example/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+    <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-example</artifactId>
diff --git a/handler/pom.xml b/handler/pom.xml
index 38ec9350f1be..e5f9d6ff9f6f 100644
--- a/handler/pom.xml
+++ b/handler/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+    <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
diff --git a/microbench/pom.xml b/microbench/pom.xml
index 3d436053d613..a38583d697f7 100644
--- a/microbench/pom.xml
+++ b/microbench/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+    <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-microbench</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d8c196b3024..26ca01a6848e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
   <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+  <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>Netty</name>
   <url>http://netty.io/</url>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/netty/netty</url>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/netty/netty.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/netty/netty.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>netty-4.0.8.Final</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/tarball/pom.xml b/tarball/pom.xml
index dc71f460d895..c449b04824a9 100644
--- a/tarball/pom.xml
+++ b/tarball/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>netty-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
+    <version>4.0.9.Final-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-tarball</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuite-osgi/pom.xml b/testsuite-osgi/pom.xml
index 2fffa670c4db..6e11fcb7704d 100644
--- a/testsuite-osgi/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-testsuite-osgi-parent</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-deps/pom.xml b/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-deps/pom.xml
index 70104389a938..e7421cabab0f 100644
--- a/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-deps/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-deps/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-testsuite-osgi-deps</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-exam/pom.xml b/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-exam/pom.xml
index 342c701feaa0..536bd74012be 100644
--- a/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-exam/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-exam/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-testsuite-osgi-exam</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-split/pom.xml b/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-split/pom.xml
index ba12344ee116..6b75fadaf3ca 100644
--- a/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-split/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite-osgi/testsuite-osgi-split/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   <artifactId>netty-testsuite-osgi-split</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuite/pom.xml b/testsuite/pom.xml
index 2a2b0111d725..ec979ad9c8d4 100644
--- a/testsuite/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    <version>4.0.8.Final</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-testsuite</artifactId>
diff --git a/transport-rxtx/pom.xml b/transport-rxtx/pom.xml
index 7e70ed8448c0..17b5fb1b7638 100644
--- a/transport-rxtx/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-transport-rxtx</artifactId>
diff --git a/transport-sctp/pom.xml b/transport-sctp/pom.xml
index 69463cb304f6..6d568cb4682d 100644
--- a/transport-sctp/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   <artifactId>netty-transport-sctp</artifactId>
diff --git a/transport-udt/pom.xml b/transport-udt/pom.xml
index 97d8ca236e7a..67e6334354f4 100644
--- a/transport-udt/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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   <artifactId>netty-transport-udt</artifactId>
diff --git a/transport/pom.xml b/transport/pom.xml
index 8f4cbf768a7a..16575347d348 100644
--- a/transport/pom.xml
+++ b/transport/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>