diff --git a/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py b/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
index 2f93fed2a..cc73d95e6 100644
--- a/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.25'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.25.0'
+release = '1.25-SNAPSHOT'
 
 # There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
 # non-false value, then it is used:
diff --git a/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
index 133ad509a..a07d43873 100644
--- a/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml b/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
index 0faea74a7..d9c2139c8 100644
--- a/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/geowebcache/core/pom.xml b/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
index fd09e32ad..c3086dd00 100644
--- a/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
index 7cc45833f..3ea3814c9 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <artifactId>gwc-diskquota-bdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
index 40a720bf3..fd1a9a236 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
index 39cabbc7f..11c189b93 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
index 0d5063b80..c304fdf7b 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml b/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
index bd3379ef4..eb23ddc2e 100644
--- a/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml b/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
index 2c4af79ad..6f039b750 100644
--- a/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml b/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
index cd16c75f3..cfeb3b340 100644
--- a/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml b/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
index 8593c77af..062af3e99 100644
--- a/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml b/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml
index ce46cf2ce..978f2d99e 100644
--- a/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 4019be94e..a82c54c68 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-  <version>1.25.0</version>
+  <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   <name>geowebcache</name>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <gt.version>31.0</gt.version>
+    <gt.version>31-SNAPSHOT</gt.version>
     <jts.version>1.19.0</jts.version>
     <jaiext.version>1.1.25</jaiext.version>
     <spring.version>5.3.32</spring.version>
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
             <descriptor>release/war.xml</descriptor>
             <descriptor>release/doc.xml</descriptor>
           </descriptors>
-          <finalName>geowebcache-1.25.0</finalName>
+          <finalName>geowebcache-1.25-SNAPSHOT</finalName>
           <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/release</outputDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/geowebcache/release/doc.xml b/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
index a3ff0dffd..cbc97e5f7 100644
--- a/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<fileSets>
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>../documentation/en/user/build/html</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.25.0<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/doc</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.25-SNAPSHOT<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/doc</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>**/*</include>
 			</includes>
diff --git a/geowebcache/release/src.xml b/geowebcache/release/src.xml
index afec53c71..9fabbbaa5 100644
--- a/geowebcache/release/src.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/release/src.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <fileSets>
     <fileSet>
       <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
-      <outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.25.0<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/</outputDirectory>
+      <outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.25-SNAPSHOT<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/</outputDirectory>
       <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
       <excludes>
         <exclude>**/${project.build.directory}/**</exclude>
diff --git a/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml b/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
index 304281d40..32acdb30b 100644
--- a/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml b/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
index 886243fb9..1d09bfe1f 100644
--- a/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml b/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
index 3ef05edb9..b7f81a037 100644
--- a/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml b/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml
index 4e56450d2..876d21c7b 100644
--- a/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml b/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
index 71fd6e42c..ac7029157 100644
--- a/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml b/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
index dbf2ff3f1..47e89c089 100644
--- a/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/web/pom.xml b/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
index 4618ba0e4..295b1eb3b 100644
--- a/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml b/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
index 280317e5f..278151032 100644
--- a/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml b/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
index 2ec97cb5c..f40c2e2cc 100644
--- a/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.25.0</version>
+    <version>1.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>