diff --git a/ecs-logging-core/pom.xml b/ecs-logging-core/pom.xml
index 87ba45c8..4908d38a 100644
--- a/ecs-logging-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ecs-logging-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/jboss-logmanager-ecs-formatter/pom.xml b/jboss-logmanager-ecs-formatter/pom.xml
index 72fc0a67..5e5e62a1 100644
--- a/jboss-logmanager-ecs-formatter/pom.xml
+++ b/jboss-logmanager-ecs-formatter/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/jul-ecs-formatter/pom.xml b/jul-ecs-formatter/pom.xml
index 735f314d..d2ffd4f2 100644
--- a/jul-ecs-formatter/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-ecs-formatter/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml b/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml
index b89c5945..0954e3de 100644
--- a/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-ecs-layout/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-legacy-tests/pom.xml b/log4j-legacy-tests/pom.xml
index a5eff102..4c3a3087 100644
--- a/log4j-legacy-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-legacy-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
index ac8ce772..3e08423a 100644
--- a/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2-ecs-layout/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j2-legacy-tests/pom.xml b/log4j2-legacy-tests/pom.xml
index 0f4fb128..4da22836 100644
--- a/log4j2-legacy-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j2-legacy-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml b/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml
index a9559ccb..d0dae440 100644
--- a/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-ecs-encoder/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/logback-legacy-tests/pom.xml b/logback-legacy-tests/pom.xml
index d68f0930..6053428c 100644
--- a/logback-legacy-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-legacy-tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6eda062..320289c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>co.elastic.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>ecs-logging-java-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
     <modules>
         <module>ecs-logging-core</module>