diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index 2296de21e5..a6897a5657 100644
--- a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.7.0</version>
+    <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 6970ba2de9..b9154e5ad6 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.7.0</version>
+    <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index 2d3778844f..19059bc88a 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index e3e3da4058..954141a087 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 47a0717d35..15e7b227bf 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index 16593ddb4e..4f93d6128e 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index 9ee352dd6f..08a9c356a8 100644
--- a/pmd-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 262e97baa6..c068abea1b 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index fa3b5e4543..79d409113d 100644
--- a/pmd-go/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-go/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index 90adb6274f..30c9b97c70 100644
--- a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index d4eaeada88..329c8036a7 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 7b949da8c3..b9fda3ebcc 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index 88c1a964fe..bacddc1155 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index fec08876aa..897bbcd3cc 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index 0c9c9bb4e8..08d1f1abf8 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index d7dba0996a..868abfc638 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index aa06d16790..527f8ba177 100644
--- a/pmd-perl/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 24c1af5a2b..843498aacd 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index a3ac95e29e..dbfdcef557 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index a7c2781c66..d9d74f909b 100644
--- a/pmd-python/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 0f32180a43..f67a53fcb3 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 50015cef68..eceaa262b0 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index 30b8a71499..371576e5aa 100644
--- a/pmd-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 91170a570d..873e8a371b 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-ui/pom.xml b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
index ad43b4e632..4ff9460aa4 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index a131789b2a..6bd353e38c 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 4661972349..04d669d5b9 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index 616c38d5c8..e1cd6a0fb7 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.7.0</version>
+        <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5e26ad484..57df22d03d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>6.7.0</version>
+    <version>6.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>PMD</name>
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/pmd/pmd.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/pmd/pmd.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/pmd/pmd</url>
-        <tag>pmd_releases/6.7.0</tag>
+        <tag>pmd_releases/6.5.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>