diff --git a/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml b/pmd-apex-jorje/pom.xml
index 75638656af..6d18f8f1a7 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>6.11.0</version>
+    <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 1d19f4a618..78754823fb 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>6.11.0</version>
+    <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index b86ba1b74e..1f7f28b889 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index fddd705b35..5d0afa82cb 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 77849b8039..d915d20c47 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index ac8f5cf656..0aa8302284 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-doc/pom.xml b/pmd-doc/pom.xml
index 0e33bbe5f6..837214c7bb 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 7749c96b56..15f0f0568b 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 4424fab092..59c3390927 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index a4c5cc0de0..66f24166be 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 45f2cc69be..ed1c2b3675 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 0eb7033705..848229de5f 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index 5fe4672c28..2633bde55f 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 34d82d07b3..37c71999fb 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
index 9623ecdb3b..3802679aae 100644
--- a/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
index 61295a15ff..20f376e83b 100644
--- a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index 02bb11d748..f286ba6516 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index 6a4965f418..0cca0c1c0f 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index a1b7cfc3d4..6a95565e49 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index ee363711c0..26870c3f4d 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index 8d4c51492b..265256a18c 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index 8f2cfb09c6..c0924c5481 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 49748ecd12..bfe1458165 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 6ce5a80e53..8094c0699d 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index 55e87bc7da..93e7f54193 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 3fc3928292..3eca20e663 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-ui/pom.xml b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
index 0c8badce16..a9d8f00365 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index d4cb7d1741..eb4d939700 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 71d03cba39..6b404fd207 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index d70bf9df90..1498cc63c7 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>6.11.0</version>
+        <version>6.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2c92b7c3f..7d85b1080d 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>6.11.0</version>
+    <version>6.12.0-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/6.11.0</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>