diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index cc24082..6da4827 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -106,3 +106,33 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: app-backend
           path: target/resilient*.jar
+          
+      # ##################################################################
+      # ## THIS IS A RELEASE - Change master version to next SNAPSHOT   ##
+      # ##    #4. Checkout master                                       ##
+      # ##    #5. Calculate the new version string                      ##
+      # ##        Update pom.xml                                        ##
+      # ##        Calculate the new version string                      ##
+      - name: Checkout main
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Bump to next SNAPSHOT version
+        run: |
+          CURRENT=$(echo "${GITHUB_REF##refs/tags/v}")
+          MAJOR=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f1)
+          MINOR=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f2)
+          PATCH=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f3)
+          NEXT_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+          NEXT_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$NEXT_PATCH-SNAPSHOT"
+
+          mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEXT_VERSION
+          mvn versions:commit
+
+          git config user.name "forgejo-actions"
+          git config user.email "ci@forgejo.local"
+          git commit -am "Start next development cycle $NEXT_VERSION"
+          git push origin master
+      # ##                                                              ##
+      # ##################################################################
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