diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65c7fa5b1..19a5f2b27 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
   <artifactId>plexus</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>6.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>Plexus</name>
   <description>The Plexus project provides a full software stack for creating and executing software projects.</description>