diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b11e11fddd..a12d02e6a2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ configure(project(':desktop')) {
     apply from: '../gradle/witness/gradle-witness.gradle'
     apply from: 'package/package.gradle'
 
-    version = '1.6.3'
+    version = '1.6.3-SNAPSHOT'
 
     jar.manifest.attributes(
         "Implementation-Title": project.name,
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
index 5c8d36579f..978d832582 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # pull base image
 FROM openjdk:8-jdk
-ENV version 1.6.3
+ENV version 1.6.3-SNAPSHOT
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openjfx && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* &&
 apt-get install -y vim fakeroot
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
index 1147e7c997..b33ab12a4a 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/../../../
 
-version=1.6.2
+version=1.6.3
 
 find . -type f \( -name "finalize.sh" \
 -o -name "create_app.sh" \
diff --git a/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt b/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
index 266146b87c..1cb6a8d44f 100644
--- a/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
+++ b/relay/src/main/resources/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.3
+1.6.3-SNAPSHOT