diff --git a/metrics-es/pom.xml b/metrics-es/pom.xml
index 5f0bc04..286668e 100644
--- a/metrics-es/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics-es/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.gbif.metrics</groupId>
     <artifactId>metrics-motherpom</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7</version>
+    <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>metrics-es</artifactId>
diff --git a/metrics-ws-client/pom.xml b/metrics-ws-client/pom.xml
index f0201ea..8452bb4 100644
--- a/metrics-ws-client/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics-ws-client/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.gbif.metrics</groupId>
     <artifactId>metrics-motherpom</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7</version>
+    <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>metrics-ws-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/metrics-ws/pom.xml b/metrics-ws/pom.xml
index 44056b7..c9a720b 100644
--- a/metrics-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics-ws/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.gbif.metrics</groupId>
     <artifactId>metrics-motherpom</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7</version>
+    <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>metrics-ws</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a2aa677..0429a0e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.gbif.metrics</groupId>
   <artifactId>metrics-motherpom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7</version>
+  <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Metrics :: Mother POM</name>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:gbif/metrics.git</connection>
     <url>https://github.com/gbif/metrics</url>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:gbif/metrics.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>metrics-motherpom-1.7</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>