diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5a5e17caa4..8d2d8e2a2e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ configure(project(':desktop')) {
     apply plugin: 'witness'
     apply from: '../gradle/witness/gradle-witness.gradle'
 
-    version = '1.2.5'
+    version = '1.2.5-SNAPSHOT'
 
     mainClassName = 'bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain'
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
index 0452c51aaa..2d0672fa93 100644
--- a/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # pull base image
 FROM openjdk:8-jdk
-ENV version 1.2.5
+ENV version 1.2.5-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/linux/package.sh b/desktop/package/linux/package.sh
index 8ce3d199d9..801f598946 100755
--- a/desktop/package/linux/package.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/package.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #   - Update version below
 #   - Ensure JAVA_HOME below is pointing to OracleJDK 10 directory
 
-version=1.2.5
+version=1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
 if [ ! -f "$JAVA_HOME/bin/javapackager" ]; then
 	if [ -d "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10.0.2" ]; then
     	JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10.0.2
diff --git a/desktop/package/linux/release.sh b/desktop/package/linux/release.sh
index 2f7449208d..e5c0805210 100755
--- a/desktop/package/linux/release.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/linux/release.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Prior to running this script:
 #   - Update version below
 
-version=1.2.5
+version=1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
 base_dir=$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; pwd -P )/../../..
 package_dir=$base_dir/desktop/package
 release_dir=$base_dir/desktop/release/$version
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
index 9999e6cf12..39dc7899be 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/create_app.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir -p deploy
 
 set -e
 
-version="1.2.5"
+version="1.2.5-SNAPSHOT"
 
 cd ..
 ./gradlew :desktop:build -x test shadowJar
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
index 9619ec9a58..2d7dc4efb3 100755
--- a/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
+++ b/desktop/package/macosx/finalize.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd ../../
 
-version="1.2.5"
+version="1.2.5-SNAPSHOT"
 
 target_dir="releases/$version"
 
diff --git a/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh b/desktop/package/macosx/insert_snapshot_version.sh
index e97713730e..e6e00e5b2e 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=1.2.4
+version=1.2.5
 
 find . -type f \( -name "finalize.sh" \
 -o -name "create_app.sh" \
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/package.bat b/desktop/package/windows/package.bat
index e5978f5721..dd40eced86 100644
--- a/desktop/package/windows/package.bat
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/package.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 @echo off
 
-set version=1.2.5
+set version=1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
 if not exist "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\javapackager.exe" (
     if not exist "%ProgramFiles%\Java\jdk-10.0.2" (
         echo Javapackager not found. Update JAVA_HOME variable to point to OracleJDK.
diff --git a/desktop/package/windows/release.bat b/desktop/package/windows/release.bat
index 3faf9dc9df..368d398d35 100644
--- a/desktop/package/windows/release.bat
+++ b/desktop/package/windows/release.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 @echo off
 
-set version=1.2.5
+set version=1.2.5-SNAPSHOT
 set release_dir=%~dp0..\..\..\releases\%version%
 set package_dir=%~dp0..