[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 660dbe9..6a3c643 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>org.apache.sling.jcr.base</artifactId>
-    <version>3.1.6</version>
+    <version>3.1.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>Apache Sling JCR Base</name>
     <description>