diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index 091ead2f1..c99f3e017 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
index 781ea6c44..91a3e6ee0 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-parent-12.5.2</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <name>ebean autotune</name>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index 01848157f..544a4223c 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean bom</name>
@@ -40,69 +40,69 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-ddlgen</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-autotune</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-        <version>12.5.2</version>
+        <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 62f94ced5..ef9fb900c 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-parent-12.5.2</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-ddlgen/pom.xml b/ebean-ddlgen/pom.xml
index e54a6fc71..264ab5c1c 100644
--- a/ebean-ddlgen/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-ddlgen/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean ddl generation</name>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- needed for java 11+ -->
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
index ef058a5d7..c1848954b 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean external mapping api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
index 6151081e3..c6e157b04 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-parent-12.5.2</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <name>ebean external mapping xml</name>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddlgen</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
index 7422cd1e8..20b679947 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean postgis</name>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
index 79ebfe9a5..4f023adec 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-parent-12.5.2</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <name>ebean querybean</name>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddlgen</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index da184c8de..76f8700f1 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-parent-12.5.2</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <name>ebean test</name>
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddlgen</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean/pom.xml b/ebean/pom.xml
index 0b1cc1a86..439aecee9 100644
--- a/ebean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean composite</name>
@@ -15,34 +15,34 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Technically optional but most expected to use query beans -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- In future ebean-ddlgen would only be dependency of ebean-test -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddlgen</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- In future this is optional and not included by default -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-autotune</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 75c259549..b1d81579d 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>kotlin querybean generator</name>
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddlgen</artifactId>
-      <version>12.5.2</version>
+      <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7519b3693..7e36c192e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>12.5.2</version>
+  <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean parent</name>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>ebean-parent-12.5.2</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/querybean-generator/pom.xml b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
index 3e0e65ace..4c0d5b9f2 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>12.5.2</version>
+    <version>12.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>querybean generator</name>