diff --git a/bom-test/pom.xml b/bom-test/pom.xml
index 12993a034..0c9ff14a5 100644
--- a/bom-test/pom.xml
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 769e9b7c1..b8a6cad6d 100644
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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index e3172afc2..3cf49790c 100644
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diff --git a/extensions/core/axiom-api-stub/pom.xml b/extensions/core/axiom-api-stub/pom.xml
index a654c0be3..e01909cee 100644
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diff --git a/extensions/core/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/core/deployment/pom.xml
index ef6aecda0..3dd7e5ea8 100644
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index 458368568..135b25053 100644
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diff --git a/extensions/features-logging/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/features-logging/deployment/pom.xml
index 034f2b323..6f26ea694 100644
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index 298d6675c..5a1ac6a30 100644
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diff --git a/extensions/features-metrics/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/features-metrics/deployment/pom.xml
index ba1cc186f..78d518842 100644
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index 6c7f8b583..8c36ed8cd 100644
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diff --git a/extensions/saaj/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/saaj/deployment/pom.xml
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diff --git a/extensions/transports-http-hc5/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/transports-http-hc5/deployment/pom.xml
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diff --git a/extensions/ws-security/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/ws-security/deployment/pom.xml
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diff --git a/extensions/xjc-plugins/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/xjc-plugins/deployment/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/client/pom.xml b/integration-tests/client/pom.xml
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@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>${quarkus.version}</quarkus.platform.version>
         <quarkus-cxf.platform.group-id>io.quarkiverse.cxf</quarkus-cxf.platform.group-id>
         <quarkus-cxf.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-cxf-bom</quarkus-cxf.platform.artifact-id>
-        <quarkus-cxf.platform.version>2.6.0</quarkus-cxf.platform.version>
-        <quarkus-cxf.version>2.6.0</quarkus-cxf.version><!-- This needs to be set to the underlying Quarkiverse CXF version from command line when testing against Platform BOMs -->
+        <quarkus-cxf.platform.version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-cxf.platform.version>
+        <quarkus-cxf.version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</quarkus-cxf.version><!-- This needs to be set to the underlying Quarkiverse CXF version from command line when testing against Platform BOMs -->
 
         <maven.compiler.parameters>true</maven.compiler.parameters>
     </properties>
diff --git a/integration-tests/server/pom.xml b/integration-tests/server/pom.xml
index 1f039b799..a116e570d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/server/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/server/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/ws-addressing/pom.xml b/integration-tests/ws-addressing/pom.xml
index 954c07ec4..53627d0d4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ws-addressing/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/ws-addressing/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/ws-rm/pom.xml b/integration-tests/ws-rm/pom.xml
index 27c680acc..13d1c6141 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ws-rm/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/ws-rm/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/ws-security-client/pom.xml b/integration-tests/ws-security-client/pom.xml
index aaa93b359..e170f24f4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ws-security-client/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/ws-security-client/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/ws-security-policy/pom.xml b/integration-tests/ws-security-policy/pom.xml
index 75ab2eaa5..4d0613916 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ws-security-policy/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/ws-security-policy/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/ws-security-server/pom.xml b/integration-tests/ws-security-server/pom.xml
index bfe08904f..6660566dd 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ws-security-server/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/ws-security-server/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/ws-trust/pom.xml b/integration-tests/ws-trust/pom.xml
index 52cf26370..4e9f7ffbc 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ws-trust/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/ws-trust/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/wsdl2java-no-config/pom.xml b/integration-tests/wsdl2java-no-config/pom.xml
index daa67e992..ac74bdd4a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/wsdl2java-no-config/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/wsdl2java-no-config/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/wsdl2java/pom.xml b/integration-tests/wsdl2java/pom.xml
index 9cfbad259..0e7d81957 100644
--- a/integration-tests/wsdl2java/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/wsdl2java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-integration-tests</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1657ee60d..4895a679d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
     <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Quarkus CXF - Parent</name>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <url>https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkiverse-cxf</url>
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkiverse-cxf.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/quarkiverse/quarkiverse-cxf.git</developerConnection>
-        <tag>2.6.0</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/test-list/pom.xml b/test-list/pom.xml
index d77504f46..17e8f886a 100644
--- a/test-list/pom.xml
+++ b/test-list/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/test-util/pom.xml b/test-util/pom.xml
index c736b6f76..98c21ccab 100644
--- a/test-util/pom.xml
+++ b/test-util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.quarkiverse.cxf</groupId>
         <artifactId>quarkus-cxf-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>