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diff --git a/apidocs/pom.xml b/apidocs/pom.xml
index 86f22a9..7018b02 100644
--- a/apidocs/pom.xml
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index ff69ade..24c52b2 100644
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index 306dd07..b4dc4a9 100644
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diff --git a/modules/adb-codegen/pom.xml b/modules/adb-codegen/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/transport/testkit/pom.xml b/modules/transport/testkit/pom.xml
index d57f42d..3fb266a 100644
--- a/modules/transport/testkit/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/transport/testkit/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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-        <tag>v1.8.1</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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diff --git a/modules/transport/udp/pom.xml b/modules/transport/udp/pom.xml
index 12f7278..929eaae 100644
--- a/modules/transport/udp/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/transport/udp/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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-        <version>1.8.1</version>
+        <version>1.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=axis-axis2-java-core.git;a=summary</url>
-        <tag>v1.8.1</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/transport/xmpp/pom.xml b/modules/transport/xmpp/pom.xml
index 53019ea..0755e80 100644
--- a/modules/transport/xmpp/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/transport/xmpp/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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+        <version>1.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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-        <tag>v1.8.1</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/webapp/pom.xml b/modules/webapp/pom.xml
index b5cc528..728a3ef 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>1.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
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         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=axis-axis2-java-core.git;a=summary</url>
-        <tag>v1.8.1</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/xmlbeans-codegen/pom.xml b/modules/xmlbeans-codegen/pom.xml
index 9be04e9..964e2f3 100644
--- a/modules/xmlbeans-codegen/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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+        <version>1.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=axis-axis2-java-core.git;a=summary</url>
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+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/xmlbeans/pom.xml b/modules/xmlbeans/pom.xml
index 973e78b..5e454f2 100644
--- a/modules/xmlbeans/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/xmlbeans/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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-        <tag>v1.8.1</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e54ac9f..cb15f54 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
     <artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.1</version>
+    <version>1.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Apache Axis2 - Root</name>
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
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+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
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     <issueManagement>
         <system>jira</system>
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
              we can't use the project.version variable directly because of the dot. See
              http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-site-plugin/examples/creating-content.html -->
         <axis2_version>${project.version}</axis2_version>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2022-06-07T19:27:36Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2022-06-07T19:43:23Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/systests/SOAP12TestModuleB/pom.xml b/systests/SOAP12TestModuleB/pom.xml
index f1d5a09..2e5e697 100644
--- a/systests/SOAP12TestModuleB/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/SOAP12TestModuleB/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-        <version>1.8.1</version>
+        <version>1.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>SOAP12TestModuleB</artifactId>
@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@
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-  <scm>
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diff --git a/systests/SOAP12TestModuleC/pom.xml b/systests/SOAP12TestModuleC/pom.xml
index 445e5cc..eb5f868 100644
--- a/systests/SOAP12TestModuleC/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/SOAP12TestModuleC/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@
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diff --git a/systests/SOAP12TestServiceB/pom.xml b/systests/SOAP12TestServiceB/pom.xml
index f9798cf..1af80df 100644
--- a/systests/SOAP12TestServiceB/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/SOAP12TestServiceB/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@
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diff --git a/systests/SOAP12TestServiceC/pom.xml b/systests/SOAP12TestServiceC/pom.xml
index 3b8788a..3c91338 100644
--- a/systests/SOAP12TestServiceC/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/SOAP12TestServiceC/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@
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diff --git a/systests/echo/pom.xml b/systests/echo/pom.xml
index 3248109..e5017cd 100644
--- a/systests/echo/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <artifactId>echo</artifactId>
@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@
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-  <scm>
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diff --git a/systests/pom.xml b/systests/pom.xml
index 5dbc410..2db9b03 100644
--- a/systests/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <artifactId>systests</artifactId>
diff --git a/systests/webapp-tests/pom.xml b/systests/webapp-tests/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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