diff --git a/google-cloud/pom.xml b/google-cloud/pom.xml
index 3328927b8fa7..6b16122410a5 100644
--- a/google-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.4-alpha</version>
+    <version>0.9.4-alpha-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>