diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1e3c3df4..6304443ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-  <version>4.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Plexus Archiver Component</name>
 
   <scm>