[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index c52d275..9e9a773 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 8e5ddaa..728314c 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 545e58c..8c4008d 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/bloom/pom.xml b/datamap/bloom/pom.xml
index 57f1932..7e8ebfd 100644
--- a/datamap/bloom/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/bloom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/examples/pom.xml b/datamap/examples/pom.xml
index fc2cfda..e0251fc 100644
--- a/datamap/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/examples/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/lucene/pom.xml b/datamap/lucene/pom.xml
index 1c0b282..e8f51bc 100644
--- a/datamap/lucene/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/lucene/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml b/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml
index e9146a7..361f82e 100644
--- a/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/mv/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml b/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml
index 9aeac7f..b2eb284 100644
--- a/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml
+++ b/datamap/mv/plan/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/spark2/pom.xml b/examples/spark2/pom.xml
index 33aa738..b30802e 100644
--- a/examples/spark2/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spark2/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/format/pom.xml b/format/pom.xml
index 51135d8..81aa95b 100644
--- a/format/pom.xml
+++ b/format/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/hadoop/pom.xml b/hadoop/pom.xml
index ab2ff12..1f09d21 100644
--- a/hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/hive/pom.xml b/integration/hive/pom.xml
index 5de2c7f..da08268 100644
--- a/integration/hive/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/hive/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
         <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/presto/pom.xml b/integration/presto/pom.xml
index 5bddc40..55e6d48 100644
--- a/integration/presto/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/presto/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml b/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml
index f551dc5..b1b5cd5 100644
--- a/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark-common/pom.xml b/integration/spark-common/pom.xml
index b5f76f4..3c196f4 100644
--- a/integration/spark-common/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml b/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml
index 3e7d500..d2dbe28 100644
--- a/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark-datasource/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration/spark2/pom.xml b/integration/spark2/pom.xml
index a94e310..a40a65f 100644
--- a/integration/spark2/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/spark2/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c932b4a..328adce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <inceptionYear>2016</inceptionYear>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-  <version>1.6.0</version>
+  <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <licenses>
     <license>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/carbondata.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/carbondata.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/carbondata.git</url>
-    <tag>example-tag-to-be-removed</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <issueManagement>
diff --git a/processing/pom.xml b/processing/pom.xml
index 40d519d..2c1acb9 100644
--- a/processing/pom.xml
+++ b/processing/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/store/sdk/pom.xml b/store/sdk/pom.xml
index 155b65a..4a9b73d 100644
--- a/store/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/store/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/streaming/pom.xml b/streaming/pom.xml
index 331a8c7..def67dd 100644
--- a/streaming/pom.xml
+++ b/streaming/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/tools/cli/pom.xml b/tools/cli/pom.xml
index 5c7f5e6..f5cdb53 100644
--- a/tools/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/cli/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
     <artifactId>carbondata-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>