diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebcc268..a5b3264 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Eclipse Lyo Designer Changelog
 
-## [7.0.0.SNAPSHOT]
+## [7.0.0-SNAPSHOT]
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.codegenerator/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.codegenerator/pom.xml
index 122d51d..5c5e313 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.codegenerator/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.codegenerator/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
 		<artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.plugins/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.plugins/pom.xml
index 34fc928..686d592 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.plugins/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </parent> -->
     <groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.eclipse.lyo.oslc4j.plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     
     <properties>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
         <tycho.version>4.0.6</tycho.version>
         <eclipse.cbi>1.1.7</eclipse.cbi>
-        <lyo.version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</lyo.version>
+        <lyo.version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</lyo.version>
     </properties>
     <repositories>
         <repository>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.common/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.common/pom.xml
index 3be595b..72b88e1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.common/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.common/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
 		<artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.branding/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.branding/pom.xml
index 47c3e81..657f729 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.branding/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.branding/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      <parent>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
      </parent>
      <artifactId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.branding</artifactId>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.product/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.product/pom.xml
index 396b7a6..57d0c26 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.product/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.designer.product/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.toolchain.design/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.toolchain.design/pom.xml
index e883c43..5a2cf7b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.toolchain.design/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.toolchain.design/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.updatesite/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.updatesite/pom.xml
index ef751f9..243760c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.updatesite/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.lyo.tools.updatesite/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
 		<artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>tools-updatesite</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95b8d57..ad43ff3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.lyo.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>tools-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>7.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>7.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>