diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2396b15c5..888816767 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>chronicle-map</artifactId>
-    <version>3.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>OpenHFT/Chronicle-Map</name>
     <description>Chronicle-Map</description>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>