diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index 01cb582..9783749 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>