diff --git a/odata_api/pom.xml b/odata_api/pom.xml
index e6e9ef98..b73a5529 100644
--- a/odata_api/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_api</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_assembly/pom.xml b/odata_assembly/pom.xml
index 109408ac..ffd4b385 100644
--- a/odata_assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_assembly/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml b/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml
index 1c105e3f..8c3d26bb 100644
--- a/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_checkstyle</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.4</version>
+    <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>OData Checkstyle</name>
diff --git a/odata_client/pom.xml b/odata_client/pom.xml
index 29a4a50b..1876be8a 100644
--- a/odata_client/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_client/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_client</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_client_api/pom.xml b/odata_client_api/pom.xml
index 84e87879..935d4a5f 100644
--- a/odata_client_api/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_client_api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_client_api</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_common/pom.xml b/odata_common/pom.xml
index e402c409..960dda3f 100644
--- a/odata_common/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_common</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_controller/pom.xml b/odata_controller/pom.xml
index 9290f6a8..1068dae7 100644
--- a/odata_controller/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_controller/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_controller</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_edm/pom.xml b/odata_edm/pom.xml
index 286f00bc..b4354f3c 100644
--- a/odata_edm/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_edm/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_edm</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_parser/pom.xml b/odata_parser/pom.xml
index de2df458..17334a75 100644
--- a/odata_parser/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_parser/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_parser</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_processor/pom.xml b/odata_processor/pom.xml
index 84628a77..fcbb357e 100644
--- a/odata_processor/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_processor/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_processor</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_renderer/pom.xml b/odata_renderer/pom.xml
index 7dffbcb5..c212c2e0 100644
--- a/odata_renderer/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_renderer/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_renderer</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_service/pom.xml b/odata_service/pom.xml
index 3d44fa24..42151e25 100644
--- a/odata_service/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_service/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_service</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_test/pom.xml b/odata_test/pom.xml
index d2ac0edf..6d15f82f 100644
--- a/odata_test/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_test</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_war/pom.xml b/odata_war/pom.xml
index 2410fcb8..d2211e47 100644
--- a/odata_war/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_war/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_war</artifactId>
diff --git a/odata_webservice/pom.xml b/odata_webservice/pom.xml
index 2ecdf745..249d8dc5 100644
--- a/odata_webservice/pom.xml
+++ b/odata_webservice/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
-        <version>2.16.4</version>
+        <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>odata_webservice</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6268dd2b..c039a26d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sdl</groupId>
     <artifactId>odata</artifactId>
-    <version>2.16.4</version>
+    <version>2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Tridion OData v4 Framework</name>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:sdl/odata.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:sdl/odata.git</developerConnection>
         <url>git@github.com:sdl/odata.git</url>
-        <tag>release/2.16/2.16.4</tag>
+        <tag>release/2.16/2.16-SNAPSHOT</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 8caf5817..fa67ecfc 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -96,3 +96,4 @@ Copyright (c) 2014-2026 All Rights Reserved by the RWS Group for and on behalf o
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+