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diff --git a/tests/pulsar-client-all-shade-test/pom.xml b/tests/pulsar-client-all-shade-test/pom.xml
index 14b865a667297..21e35f649e912 100644
--- a/tests/pulsar-client-all-shade-test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pulsar-client-all-shade-test/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.pulsar.tests</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pulsar-client-all-shade-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/pulsar-client-shade-test/pom.xml b/tests/pulsar-client-shade-test/pom.xml
index 5a02b5c2fed1e..31e12a6dc2c34 100644
--- a/tests/pulsar-client-shade-test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pulsar-client-shade-test/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.pulsar.tests</groupId>
         <artifactId>tests-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pulsar-client-shade-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/tiered-storage/file-system/pom.xml b/tiered-storage/file-system/pom.xml
index 8e571c3bef1c1..90429db7a4f7f 100644
--- a/tiered-storage/file-system/pom.xml
+++ b/tiered-storage/file-system/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.pulsar</groupId>
         <artifactId>tiered-storage-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.8.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tiered-storage/jcloud/pom.xml b/tiered-storage/jcloud/pom.xml
index 040a0edec33fa..a8c6298661038 100644
--- a/tiered-storage/jcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/tiered-storage/jcloud/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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     <artifactId>tiered-storage-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tiered-storage/pom.xml b/tiered-storage/pom.xml
index 119f583d4154f..b05b75c8f2ca9 100644
--- a/tiered-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/tiered-storage/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.pulsar</groupId>
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-    <version>2.8.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>