diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 89585a0a92..cf37158fdc 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-iiif/pom.xml b/dspace-iiif/pom.xml
index 42c3906812..f54a220e4a 100644
--- a/dspace-iiif/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-iiif/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index bf0bbd471e..d31bb244b3 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
index df974200f1..eaafe3210d 100644
--- a/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rdf/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-rest/pom.xml b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
index 2ac62f9f5e..68f329945e 100644
--- a/dspace-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>7.3</version>
+    <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace (Deprecated) REST Webapp</name>
     <description>DSpace RESTful Web Services API. NOTE: this REST API is DEPRECATED.
         Please consider using the REST API in the dspace-server-webapp instead!</description>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
index 5af508d5e7..7292bcc941 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-services/pom.xml b/dspace-services/pom.xml
index a903e8a6a8..8e046debb9 100644
--- a/dspace-services/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-services/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
index 91d95e76b3..273ce2c0bd 100644
--- a/dspace-sword/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-sword/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
index 049e437791..be38699ac0 100644
--- a/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-swordv2/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
index 6c9fba80dd..87e36197eb 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/additions/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
       <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-      <version>7.3</version>
+      <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>..</relativePath>
    </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index 71bf744575..5708e87326 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
index 56eea1a0bb..183583b6ce 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/rest/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml
index cf7f980f17..585af41533 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/server/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ just adding new jar in the classloader</description>
     <parent>
         <artifactId>modules</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/dspace/pom.xml b/dspace/pom.xml
index fcb9b51537..443c648a9a 100644
--- a/dspace/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
         <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.3</version>
+        <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a937bde177..f1a4ba847b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
     <artifactId>dspace-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>7.3</version>
+    <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>DSpace Parent Project</name>
     <description>
    	DSpace open source software is a turnkey institutional repository application.
@@ -871,14 +871,14 @@
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                        <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-                       <version>7.3</version>
+                       <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                        <type>jar</type>
                        <classifier>classes</classifier>
                    </dependency>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                        <artifactId>dspace-rest</artifactId>
-                       <version>7.3</version>
+                       <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                        <type>war</type>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
@@ -1029,69 +1029,69 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-api</artifactId>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
                 <artifactId>additions</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-swordv2</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-oai</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-services</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-server-webapp</artifactId>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-rdf</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-iiif</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-server-webapp</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <type>jar</type>
                 <classifier>classes</classifier>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dspace-server-webapp</artifactId>
-                <version>7.3</version>
+                <version>7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
             <!-- DSpace API Localization Packages -->
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</developerConnection>
         <url>git@github.com:DSpace/DSpace.git</url>
-        <tag>dspace-7.3</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>