diff --git a/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/VersionBumpBuildListener.java b/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/VersionBumpBuildListener.java
index 01ebfe7baa..d54042ffcd 100644
--- a/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/VersionBumpBuildListener.java
+++ b/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/VersionBumpBuildListener.java
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ public void buildEnded(MavenSession session) {
                             String newVersion = suggestedVersion.map(String::valueOf)
                                     .orElseGet(() -> Versions.incrementVersion(currentVersion,
                                             VersionBumpMojo.getIncrement(session, project, projectHelper)));
+							boolean isSnapshot = currentVersion.endsWith(Versions.SUFFIX_SNAPSHOT);
+							if (isSnapshot) {
+								newVersion += Versions.SUFFIX_SNAPSHOT;
+							}
                             logger.info(project.getId() + " requires a version bump from " + currentVersion + " => "
                                     + newVersion);
                             engine.setProjects(metadataReader.getProjects());
diff --git a/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/engine/Versions.java b/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/engine/Versions.java
index 9fd6d01405..5bb105cbcf 100644
--- a/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/engine/Versions.java
+++ b/tycho-versions-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/versions/engine/Versions.java
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 import org.osgi.framework.Version;
 
 public class Versions {
-    private static final String SUFFIX_QUALIFIER = ".qualifier";
+    public static final String SUFFIX_QUALIFIER = ".qualifier";
 
-    private static final String SUFFIX_SNAPSHOT = "-SNAPSHOT";
+    public static final String SUFFIX_SNAPSHOT = "-SNAPSHOT";
 
     public static String toCanonicalVersion(String version) {
         if (version == null) {