[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
diff --git a/bindings/pom.xml b/bindings/pom.xml
index cd5609f..8b1d5b4 100644
--- a/bindings/pom.xml
+++ b/bindings/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/integration/pom.xml b/integration/pom.xml
index 3010eb7..b1e0770 100644
--- a/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-integration</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J WS-Security Integration</name>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 247282c..6e130ff 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/policy/pom.xml b/policy/pom.xml
index c08acd3..d8054a3 100644
--- a/policy/pom.xml
+++ b/policy/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-policy</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J WS-SecurityPolicy model</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e0f8685..8b6ad3b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>wss4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.3</version>
+    <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Apache WSS4J</name>
     <description>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/ws-wss4j.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/ws-wss4j.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=ws-wss4j.git;a=summary</url>
-      <tag>wss4j-2.4.3</tag>
+      <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
     <organization>
         <name>The Apache Software Foundation</name>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/build-tools</buildtools.dir>
         <maven-owasp-plugin-version>6.5.3</maven-owasp-plugin-version>
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-24T08:34:21Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-24T08:38:27Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/ws-security-common/pom.xml b/ws-security-common/pom.xml
index ea6b9e8..8f5f500 100644
--- a/ws-security-common/pom.xml
+++ b/ws-security-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-ws-security-common</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J WS-Security Common</name>
diff --git a/ws-security-dom/pom.xml b/ws-security-dom/pom.xml
index 1a82bdb..e92a4e1 100644
--- a/ws-security-dom/pom.xml
+++ b/ws-security-dom/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-ws-security-dom</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J DOM WS-Security</name>
diff --git a/ws-security-policy-stax/pom.xml b/ws-security-policy-stax/pom.xml
index 793eb0a..21fc79e 100644
--- a/ws-security-policy-stax/pom.xml
+++ b/ws-security-policy-stax/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-ws-security-policy-stax</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J Streaming WS-SecurityPolicy</name>
diff --git a/ws-security-stax/pom.xml b/ws-security-stax/pom.xml
index 34ebee8..4382d57 100644
--- a/ws-security-stax/pom.xml
+++ b/ws-security-stax/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-ws-security-stax</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J Streaming WS-Security</name>
diff --git a/ws-security-web/pom.xml b/ws-security-web/pom.xml
index 7534787..8d08aaf 100644
--- a/ws-security-web/pom.xml
+++ b/ws-security-web/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.wss4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wss4j-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.4.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>wss4j-ws-security-web</artifactId>
     <name>Apache WSS4J Web WS-Security</name>