diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7ae2e7f4..2f379a523 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>chronicle-map</artifactId>
-    <version>3.17.8</version>
+    <version>3.17.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>OpenHFT/Chronicle-Map</name>
     <description>Chronicle-Map</description>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
         <url>scm:git:git@github.com:OpenHFT/Chronicle-Map.git</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:OpenHFT/Chronicle-Map.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:OpenHFT/Chronicle-Map.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>chronicle-map-3.17.8</tag>
+        <tag>master</tag>
     </scm>
 
 </project>