Starting snapshot 1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/apps/aaa/pom.xml b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
index 703e284..ec4a0fe 100644
--- a/apps/aaa/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/acl/pom.xml b/apps/acl/pom.xml
index a8fdfaf..2f33f72 100644
--- a/apps/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/acl/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-acl</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS ACL application</description>
diff --git a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
index d4fdba9..94277f5 100644
--- a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/cip/pom.xml b/apps/cip/pom.xml
index dc60db8..f72e504 100644
--- a/apps/cip/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cip/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml b/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml
index e2fc0e7..aea14f4 100644
--- a/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml b/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
index 289b6f6..1dd4cdb 100644
--- a/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml b/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
index 6f17b1e..16d74b3 100644
--- a/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
index 853f0eb..56afcd7 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
index cfa57d5..3b52a9b 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
index 35a272e..c0a4931 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
index 0610923..6512d60 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cord-gui</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <description>Demo CORD Subscriber Web GUI</description>
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
index b5d120c..b93748f 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.5.0.war .
+cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.war .
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
index ef3b201..8805356 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export LISTENPORT=8080
 export JETTY="-jar jetty-runner.jar"
-export CORD=./cord-gui-1.5.0.war
+export CORD=./cord-gui-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.war
 export LOGDBG=-Dorg.onosproject.cord.gui.LEVEL=DEBUG
 export DEBUG="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=5005,server=y,suspend=n"
 export LOG=cord.log
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
index 6b2a6f4..c5f0fda 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
index 800292b..f38f1b5 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
index 71e4385..464d2e4 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
index c33a310..14000f6 100644
--- a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/events/pom.xml b/apps/events/pom.xml
index 33df8b1..9cca796 100644
--- a/apps/events/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/events/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
index 9822442..af369ae 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
index f3410a0..9d110c2 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
index fcabeae..b6e2653 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
index 81af570..44616bd 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
index 7f084e4..312eef5 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
index 8cc70c1..3f653eb 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
index 857e430..a47b3d9 100644
--- a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/fwd/pom.xml b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
index 2b55056..c46437d 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/igmp/pom.xml b/apps/igmp/pom.xml
index 6f04c53..9b121ef 100644
--- a/apps/igmp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/igmp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml b/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
index 30f8afa..dad2203 100644
--- a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-app-iptopology-api</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/metrics/pom.xml b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
index 41d98e0..119d51f 100644
--- a/apps/metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
index f685298..a3b1ff5 100644
--- a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/mlb/pom.xml b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
index 4584cf5..71704b1 100644
--- a/apps/mlb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/mobility/pom.xml b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
index 49a4cb1..10aeab6 100644
--- a/apps/mobility/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/olt/api/pom.xml b/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
index 9dcba7e..06dadf7 100644
--- a/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-olt</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/olt/app/pom.xml b/apps/olt/app/pom.xml
index 9871702..18bc347 100644
--- a/apps/olt/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/olt/app/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-olt</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/olt/pom.xml b/apps/olt/pom.xml
index 9658b4f..82dce65 100644
--- a/apps/olt/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/olt/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
index a54c299..b923049 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-openstackinterface</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml
index fb51df3..2d51a44 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-openstackinterface</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml
index 9c327d9..63e52a6 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
index 3101448..d214ea6 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-app-openstackinterface-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/app/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/app/pom.xml
index 30102fd..7d76a31 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/app/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackrouting/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackrouting/pom.xml
index bcb2e1d..790f2fa 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackrouting/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackrouting/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackswitching/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackswitching/pom.xml
index ec82266..cf318fb 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackswitching/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstacknetworking/openstackswitching/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/pom.xml
index c93065c..576aaf5 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstacknetworking/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/web/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/web/pom.xml
index 6d4441b..110f8c7 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/web/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-openstacknetworking</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknode/pom.xml
index 9b1d7ee..88d9850 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/optical/pom.xml b/apps/optical/pom.xml
index 7acbfcb..802e685 100644
--- a/apps/optical/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/pathpainter/pom.xml b/apps/pathpainter/pom.xml
index 1806ea4..85f5465 100644
--- a/apps/pathpainter/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml b/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml
index 8b43db0..65575ea 100644
--- a/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/pim/pom.xml b/apps/pim/pom.xml
index d1884f5..1c64eea 100644
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diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/proxyarp/pom.xml b/apps/proxyarp/pom.xml
index d1cf9b5..b3cb629 100644
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diff --git a/apps/reactive-routing/pom.xml b/apps/reactive-routing/pom.xml
index e622b4b..dea1104 100644
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diff --git a/apps/routing-api/pom.xml b/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
index 11ec712..00c9487 100644
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diff --git a/apps/routing/pom.xml b/apps/routing/pom.xml
index 098a68f..058073c 100644
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diff --git a/apps/sdnip/pom.xml b/apps/sdnip/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml b/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml
index f238bfe..6aad0d6 100644
--- a/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/test/demo/pom.xml b/apps/test/demo/pom.xml
index ffbfe1c..9923d6c 100644
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diff --git a/apps/test/distributed-primitives/pom.xml b/apps/test/distributed-primitives/pom.xml
index 397412e..9b93d5b 100644
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/test/election/pom.xml b/apps/test/election/pom.xml
index d1a7064..2ab2b8f 100644
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diff --git a/apps/test/intent-perf/pom.xml b/apps/test/intent-perf/pom.xml
index f5b9c46..73986ec 100644
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diff --git a/apps/test/loadtest/pom.xml b/apps/test/loadtest/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/test/messaging-perf/pom.xml b/apps/test/messaging-perf/pom.xml
index b1c43f9..44aa22b 100644
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diff --git a/apps/test/pom.xml b/apps/test/pom.xml
index 5c2b3a9..758852d 100644
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diff --git a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml b/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
index 75ce9f2..dd38eab 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vpls/pom.xml b/apps/vpls/pom.xml
index 7342983..dac2760 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vrouter/pom.xml b/apps/vrouter/pom.xml
index ff334e2..a34dc94 100644
--- a/apps/vrouter/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/pom.xml
index 1b59b52..5c4109d 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml
index 9bfb377..230e66e 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnmgr/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnmgr/pom.xml
index dcb6631..14ae4b8 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
index 375524c..07ba1fa 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml
index bd3adb7..8ee36e0 100644
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diff --git a/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml b/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
index b7adb05..08d6191 100644
--- a/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index 0af7df2..71d4d8e 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index 1f5ccb8..489d4e6 100644
--- a/core/api/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index 94937a0..4a53ed1 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index bcbbc9b..7ee2af9 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
index 4500cb7..b1e781a 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 449874d..57e9ae9 100644
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diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
index 855a235..896a435 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index 2c68937..e6f13ac 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index 01cb582..9783749 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/core/store/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
index 6f06c8f..0c0fa4a 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
index 5955cc2..1b24d19 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index 3344440..8c197ad 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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                     <excludePackageNames>@external-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.5.0)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index d02fe4b..fbdfbe8 100644
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 37d48b0..631f205 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)~$(date +'%Y/%m/%d@%H:%M')}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.5.0"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.5.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.6.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
 
 # ONOS production bits (onos.tar.gz, onos.zip, onos.deb, onos.rpm) staging environment
 export ONOS_BITS=onos-${ONOS_VERSION%~*}
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index 52306e4..9317b41 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-api-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 72c2140..3fcb468 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 3fd69f2..0f4acbc 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index c445e4e..67e085a 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 0d7dc31..5779eda 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 8bc5e34..52120d6 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 19c636c..1d2487a 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
index 81b6102..a8b73c0 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 1ce7337..0d65bd5 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
 
         <web.context>/onos/${artifactId}</web.context>
         <api.version>1.0.0</api.version>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index 462415f..6a28216 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index ed57830..9c081f7 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
index 445874e..e9d9b40 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitab-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 37e82c8..8c235ad 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
index 5cabfd5..a88a20a 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitopo-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 0e71e68..e57916f 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.5.0</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
index a97e0e2..3e4e1e8 100644
--- a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index e5ef42d..b290fbc 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=${ONOS_STAGE_ROOT:-/tmp}/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.5.0"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/stc b/tools/test/bin/stc
index a70bcb6..0c74936 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/stc
+++ b/tools/test/bin/stc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   System Test Coordinator
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VER=1.5.0
+VER=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
 JAR=~/.m2/repository/org/onosproject/onlab-stc/$VER/onlab-stc-$VER.jar
 SCENARIOS=$ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/scenarios
 
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/onos.py b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
index 27f22eb..e2feb36 100755
--- a/tools/test/topos/onos.py
+++ b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    
     def start( self ):
         if self.inNamespace:
-            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.5.0/xml/features '
+            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features '
                              '-s 8101' )
             if self.ip is not None:
                 instanceOpts += (' -a %s' % self.IP() )
diff --git a/utils/catalyst/pom.xml b/utils/catalyst/pom.xml
index ba2aee2..5527a8a 100644
--- a/utils/catalyst/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/catalyst/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue b/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
index 5512126..1782b9a 100755
--- a/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
+++ b/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 JDVUE_ROOT=${JDVUE_ROOT:-$(dirname $0)/..}
 cd $JDVUE_ROOT
-VER=1.5.0
+VER=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
 JAR=$PWD/target/jdvue-${VER}.jar # start with the dev jar first
 cd - >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/utils/jdvue/pom.xml b/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
index d978531..f673b07 100644
--- a/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/jnc/pom.xml b/utils/jnc/pom.xml
index 1de9bc1..4e4adf3 100644
--- a/utils/jnc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jnc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/junit/pom.xml b/utils/junit/pom.xml
index 47eddf1..1a200c1 100644
--- a/utils/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/junit/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index 7b382ee..25c404b 100644
--- a/utils/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/misc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index 60cea51..7295268 100644
--- a/utils/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index d4d3fe8..2a7e69b 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index 56e0bef..15998bd 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/stc/bin/stc b/utils/stc/bin/stc
index 865bbc5..6a838b2 100755
--- a/utils/stc/bin/stc
+++ b/utils/stc/bin/stc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 STC_ROOT=${STC_ROOT:-$(dirname $0)/..}
 cd $STC_ROOT
-VER=1.5.0
+VER=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
 
diff --git a/utils/stc/pom.xml b/utils/stc/pom.xml
index 2789c72..be139a3 100644
--- a/utils/stc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/stc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
index 50070de..013a2d3 100644
--- a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.0</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/pom.xml b/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
index a7d317c..6c1fdff 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 054fbaf..cacb609 100644
--- a/web/api/pom.xml
+++ b/web/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/gui/pom.xml b/web/gui/pom.xml
index 6d137ee..efa8520 100644
--- a/web/gui/pom.xml
+++ b/web/gui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index b10e40b..ff8157f 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>