diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52d7f8cd4ce..7d9199145a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
         <artifactId>camel-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.3</version>
+        <version>4.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <spring-boot-version>3.1.5</spring-boot-version>
 
         <!-- Camel target version -->
-        <camel-version>4.0.3</camel-version>
+        <camel-version>4.0.4-SNAPSHOT</camel-version>
 
         <!-- versions -->
         <aether-version>1.0.2.v20150114</aether-version>
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
         <profile>
             <id>dev</id>
             <properties>
-                <camel-version>4.0.3</camel-version>
+                <camel-version>4.0.4-SNAPSHOT</camel-version>
             </properties>
         </profile>