diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index 380438cc2..10e919049 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
index 590680c8a..1c7d48b4e 100644
--- a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index 6109effa9..dc1478d34 100644
--- a/ebean-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean bom</name>
@@ -81,88 +81,88 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-autotune</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-postgis</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
index 04497471c..e6589d839 100644
--- a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 624e91c91..16e400f91 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
@@ -87,19 +87,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
index d063c222c..6b16e9b2a 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean ddl generation</name>
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
index 079eebec9..57372b097 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean external mapping api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
index bcf9f10ff..0fb961ac4 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
index 4e1b6063b..e000db688 100644
--- a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean postgis</name>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
index ff6dd8754..57b01e349 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean querybean</name>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -57,21 +57,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-redis/pom.xml b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
index 573fbcf3b..c500e7508 100644
--- a/ebean-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
@@ -22,35 +22,35 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index c3ed1f57f..94cba52d6 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean test</name>
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean/pom.xml b/ebean/pom.xml
index ba312953f..d284c0bda 100644
--- a/ebean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean composite</name>
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Technically optional but most expected to use query beans -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index e7967307e..a475fdcc4 100644
--- a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>kotlin querybean generator</name>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb82113fa..14f2e3f08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean parent</name>
diff --git a/querybean-generator/pom.xml b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 1ea632096..d5d769ac4 100644
--- a/querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>querybean generator</name>