diff --git a/oak-auth-external/pom.xml b/oak-auth-external/pom.xml
index 5862967..330c6d7 100644
--- a/oak-auth-external/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-auth-external/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.23</version>
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diff --git a/oak-auth-ldap/pom.xml b/oak-auth-ldap/pom.xml
index 1e068e7..0ddf45c 100644
--- a/oak-auth-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-auth-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.23</version>
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     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-authorization-cug/pom.xml b/oak-authorization-cug/pom.xml
index 48963a7..6e7582b 100644
--- a/oak-authorization-cug/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-authorization-cug/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml b/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml
index 78ceac5..e71d2bb 100644
--- a/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-blob-cloud-azure/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml b/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml
index 0ce36db..210a40f 100644
--- a/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-blob-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/oak-blob/pom.xml b/oak-blob/pom.xml
index 08f6cc7..42c7514 100644
--- a/oak-blob/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-blob/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/oak-commons/pom.xml b/oak-commons/pom.xml
index d137bb3..3bc4f9d 100644
--- a/oak-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-commons/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-core/pom.xml b/oak-core/pom.xml
index 9550df2..cbc22e0 100644
--- a/oak-core/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-examples/pom.xml b/oak-examples/pom.xml
index 9a930d4..db894f1 100644
--- a/oak-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-examples/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-examples/standalone/pom.xml b/oak-examples/standalone/pom.xml
index 24d8f96..5eb9460 100644
--- a/oak-examples/standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-examples/standalone/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>oak-standalone</artifactId>
diff --git a/oak-examples/webapp/pom.xml b/oak-examples/webapp/pom.xml
index 1f07793..b803d0f 100644
--- a/oak-examples/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-examples/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>oak-webapp</artifactId>
diff --git a/oak-exercise/pom.xml b/oak-exercise/pom.xml
index cbc89ea..a34a5b0 100644
--- a/oak-exercise/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-exercise/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-http/pom.xml b/oak-http/pom.xml
index 5a19acc..b08f74b 100644
--- a/oak-http/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-http/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/oak-it-osgi/pom.xml b/oak-it-osgi/pom.xml
index eeb49a7..c518686 100644
--- a/oak-it-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-it-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-it/pom.xml b/oak-it/pom.xml
index 0061f97..6204adc 100644
--- a/oak-it/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-it/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-jcr/pom.xml b/oak-jcr/pom.xml
index 3106f1b..58452d3 100644
--- a/oak-jcr/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-jcr/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-lucene/pom.xml b/oak-lucene/pom.xml
index 7bbf846..32c8f44 100644
--- a/oak-lucene/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-lucene/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-parent/pom.xml b/oak-parent/pom.xml
index 458d221..a428db1 100644
--- a/oak-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-parent/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
   <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
   <name>Oak Parent POM</name>
-  <version>1.6.23</version>
+  <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
@@ -1124,6 +1124,6 @@
     <connection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/oak/branches/1.6/oak-parent</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/oak/branches/1.6/oak-parent</developerConnection>
     <url>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit/oak/branches/1.6/oak-parent</url>
-    <tag>jackrabbit-oak-1.6.23</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/oak-pojosr/pom.xml b/oak-pojosr/pom.xml
index c329749..6117f7b 100644
--- a/oak-pojosr/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-pojosr/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-remote/pom.xml b/oak-remote/pom.xml
index 6ac15fb..d175286 100644
--- a/oak-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-remote/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
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-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-run/pom.xml b/oak-run/pom.xml
index 7f80ae9..6842c9f 100644
--- a/oak-run/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-run/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml b/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
index 171d97c..63fe4ee 100644
--- a/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-segment-tar/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-segment/pom.xml b/oak-segment/pom.xml
index bce4b48..e0b8331 100644
--- a/oak-segment/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-segment/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-solr-core/pom.xml b/oak-solr-core/pom.xml
index e3f945d..d57866c 100644
--- a/oak-solr-core/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-solr-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
         <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-solr-osgi/pom.xml b/oak-solr-osgi/pom.xml
index efeefd1..8e9f784 100644
--- a/oak-solr-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-solr-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
         <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.23</version>
+        <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-tarmk-standby/pom.xml b/oak-tarmk-standby/pom.xml
index 4539839..c0a3ec8 100644
--- a/oak-tarmk-standby/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-tarmk-standby/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/oak-upgrade/pom.xml b/oak-upgrade/pom.xml
index fceee1c..9b15ce8 100644
--- a/oak-upgrade/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-upgrade/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4b573b..b2d86d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     <artifactId>oak-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.23</version>
+    <version>1.6.24-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>oak-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit-oak.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/jackrabbit-oak.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit-oak/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-    <tag>jackrabbit-oak-1.6.23</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <build>