diff --git a/ant/pom.xml b/ant/pom.xml
index ecf1c61..fed12eb 100644
--- a/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/ant/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.threerings.getdown</groupId>
     <artifactId>getdown</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.8</version>
+    <version>1.8.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>getdown-ant</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 758d694..bfa66eb 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.threerings.getdown</groupId>
     <artifactId>getdown</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.8</version>
+    <version>1.8.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>getdown-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/launcher/pom.xml b/launcher/pom.xml
index 309af6c..9415178 100644
--- a/launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/launcher/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.threerings.getdown</groupId>
     <artifactId>getdown</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.8</version>
+    <version>1.8.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>getdown-launcher</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a6822d..883c76e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <groupId>com.threerings.getdown</groupId>
   <artifactId>getdown</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.8.8</version>
+  <version>1.8.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>getdown</name>
   <description>An application installer and updater.</description>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/threerings/getdown.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:threerings/getdown.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/threerings/getdown</url>
-    <tag>getdown-1.8.8</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>