diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f80cc0c..822b9c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.qpid</groupId>
   <artifactId>qpid-interop-test-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.1.0</version>
+  <version>0.2.0-rc1</version>
   <url>https://qpid.apache.org</url>
   <name>Qpid Interop Test</name>
   <description>Qpid client interoperability test suite for AMQP 1.0 clients</description>