diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40d585fa..415bdb25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- Pinned versions, as RELEASE would make it into the published pom.xml -->
-        <rewrite.version>8.7.2</rewrite.version>
-        <rewrite.python.version>1.1.2</rewrite.python.version>
+        <rewrite.version>8.8.0-SNAPSHOT</rewrite.version>
+        <rewrite.python.version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</rewrite.python.version>
 
         <!-- using 'ssh' url scheme by default, which assumes a human is performing git operations leveraging an ssh key -->
         <developerConnectionUrl>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/openrewrite/rewrite-maven-plugin.git