diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e02cfbb1..6844c63d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-projectVersion=9.0.0-M2
+projectVersion=9.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 asciidoctorGradleVersion=4.0.1
 gormVersion=9.0.0-M2
 gradleNexusPublishPluginVersion=2.0.0