diff --git a/integration/pom.xml b/integration/pom.xml
index 2b285562..6c70b05b 100644
--- a/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 		<artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 5658d392..6ea3d551 100644
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 49455cee..2ab2a975 100644
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 1a83d505..489e5e73 100644
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 42df9b37..7d405689 100644
--- a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8989d069..fe7b36b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.3</version>
+  <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>SLF4J</name>
diff --git a/slf4j-api/pom.xml b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
index 0e87ee7f..a2ee10b5 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
index f7b875fd..173df2ac 100644
--- a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml b/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
index 203aa415..80c631d1 100644
--- a/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 		<artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.7.3</version>
+		<version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
index e0fd7df3..e0edd031 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
index b312d074..7b622cea 100644
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
index 4cb2ba49..b2f27672 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
index 05bb9101..edad2f94 100644
--- a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
index d8df95b5..6f2f4aa9 100644
--- a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerTest.java b/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerTest.java
index 1ac777d3..ea349256 100644
--- a/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNull;
-import static junit.framework.Assert.fail;
 
 public class SimpleLoggerTest {
 
@@ -75,5 +74,4 @@ public class SimpleLoggerTest {
     assertNull(simpleLogger.recursivelyComputeLevelString());
   }
 
-
 }
diff --git a/slf4j-site/pom.xml b/slf4j-site/pom.xml
index 3c499bf1..4f843fc8 100644
--- a/slf4j-site/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-site/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>