diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25ee6f95..278d9be3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- Pinned versions, as RELEASE would make it into the published pom.xml -->
-        <rewrite.version>8.43.3</rewrite.version>
-        <rewrite.kotlin.version>1.25.0</rewrite.kotlin.version>
+        <rewrite.version>8.44.0-SNAPSHOT</rewrite.version>
+        <rewrite.kotlin.version>1.26.0-SNAPSHOT</rewrite.kotlin.version>
 
         <!-- using 'ssh' url scheme by default, which assumes a human is performing git operations leveraging an ssh key -->
         <developerConnectionUrl>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/openrewrite/rewrite-maven-plugin.git