diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index 68952ce..80c96d6 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>benchmark</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>capnproto-java benchmark</description>
-    <version>0.1.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>capnproto-java benchmark</name>
     <organization>
         <name>org.capnproto</name>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.capnproto</groupId>
           <artifactId>runtime</artifactId>
-          <version>0.1.7</version>
+          <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/compiler/pom.xml b/compiler/pom.xml
index e7f9e4c..35184ea 100644
--- a/compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/compiler/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>compiler</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>schema compiler plugin for java</description>
-    <version>0.1.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>capnpc-java</name>
     <organization>
         <name>org.capnproto</name>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.capnproto</groupId>
           <artifactId>runtime</artifactId>
-          <version>0.1.7</version>
+          <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 09fa521..b2da9d1 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>examples</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>capnproto-java examples</description>
-    <version>0.1.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>capnproto-java examples</name>
     <organization>
         <name>org.capnproto</name>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.capnproto</groupId>
           <artifactId>runtime</artifactId>
-          <version>0.1.7</version>
+          <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b32cbc9..d19acb7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.capnproto</groupId>
     <artifactId>capnproto-java</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.1.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Cap'n Proto for Java</name>
     <url>https://capnproto.org/</url>
     <modules>
diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index 204e291..923ee02 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>runtime</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <description>runtime</description>
-    <version>0.1.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Cap'n Proto runtime library</name>
     <organization>
         <name>org.capnproto</name>