diff --git a/components/bio-formats-plugins/pom.xml b/components/bio-formats-plugins/pom.xml
index bac6c78c3ea..db8e47910ca 100644
--- a/components/bio-formats-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/components/bio-formats-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/bio-formats-tools/pom.xml b/components/bio-formats-tools/pom.xml
index 7d7047d812b..7bf17d46f04 100644
--- a/components/bio-formats-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/components/bio-formats-tools/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/bundles/bioformats_package/pom.xml b/components/bundles/bioformats_package/pom.xml
index 0916170caec..74c06caa741 100644
--- a/components/bundles/bioformats_package/pom.xml
+++ b/components/bundles/bioformats_package/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../../</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/forks/turbojpeg/pom.xml b/components/forks/turbojpeg/pom.xml
index 1602ad79046..c7806a96dfd 100644
--- a/components/forks/turbojpeg/pom.xml
+++ b/components/forks/turbojpeg/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../../</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/formats-api/pom.xml b/components/formats-api/pom.xml
index 8e3790fdedb..760c677c14b 100644
--- a/components/formats-api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/formats-api/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/formats-bsd/pom.xml b/components/formats-bsd/pom.xml
index 4f87b0412de..44bc0a8ad27 100644
--- a/components/formats-bsd/pom.xml
+++ b/components/formats-bsd/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/formats-gpl/pom.xml b/components/formats-gpl/pom.xml
index 8ab98610e78..baa8401d9cb 100644
--- a/components/formats-gpl/pom.xml
+++ b/components/formats-gpl/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/components/test-suite/pom.xml b/components/test-suite/pom.xml
index 8fed511da6f..2ad76017821 100644
--- a/components/test-suite/pom.xml
+++ b/components/test-suite/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ome</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-    <version>7.3.1</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a3f84142ec..657633e77da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>ome</groupId>
   <artifactId>pom-bio-formats</artifactId>
-  <version>7.3.1</version>
+  <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Bio-Formats projects</name>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
          When possible, we advise using the relevant groupId and version
          properties for your dependencies rather than hardcoding them. -->
 
-    <release.version>7.3.1</release.version>
+    <release.version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</release.version>
     <date>${maven.build.timestamp}</date>
     <year>2017</year>
     <project.rootdir>${basedir}</project.rootdir>