diff --git a/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b0c3cae39a..bcd6c2e743 100644
--- a/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/bootstrapper-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>bootstrapper</artifactId>
diff --git a/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml b/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml
index 97ea417a47..be70ab9a2e 100644
--- a/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml
+++ b/caffeine-bounded-cache-support/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>caffeine-bounded-cache-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/micrometer-support/pom.xml b/micrometer-support/pom.xml
index 733bc4528c..ae3c4d0be1 100644
--- a/micrometer-support/pom.xml
+++ b/micrometer-support/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>micrometer-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/migration/pom.xml b/migration/pom.xml
index efca89274b..d8944b962d 100644
--- a/migration/pom.xml
+++ b/migration/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>migration</artifactId>
diff --git a/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml b/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml
index ef9e408aec..9b874fbbcc 100644
--- a/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>operator-framework-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Operator SDK - Bill of Materials</name>
   <description>Java SDK for implementing Kubernetes operators</description>
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/pom.xml b/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
index 5763c5490a..2356433ca9 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/LifecycleAware.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/LifecycleAware.java
index 472d9b3951..f1b097bcf9 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/LifecycleAware.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/LifecycleAware.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.OperatorException;
 
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
 public interface LifecycleAware {
   void start() throws OperatorException;
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-junit/pom.xml b/operator-framework-junit/pom.xml
index 2a81b65582..aa18d5c778 100644
--- a/operator-framework-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-junit/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>operator-framework-junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/operator-framework/pom.xml b/operator-framework/pom.xml
index 9f05153390..f94dfa757d 100644
--- a/operator-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>operator-framework</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22b3535e3b..565748e13a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Operator SDK for Java</name>
   <description>Java SDK for implementing Kubernetes operators</description>
diff --git a/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml b/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml
index 034027a521..af4be01972 100644
--- a/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/controller-namespace-deletion/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-controller-namespace-deletion</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
index cfc5dff12a..4f896485d1 100644
--- a/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/leader-election/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-leader-election</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
index 8cadad3786..d2872c921a 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-mysql-schema-operator</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/operations/pom.xml b/sample-operators/operations/pom.xml
index fb0726d2de..e0a374ddec 100644
--- a/sample-operators/operations/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/operations/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-operations</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/pom.xml b/sample-operators/pom.xml
index 765feea520..9313095584 100644
--- a/sample-operators/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
index 26f2b5e1a5..ea964a2b07 100644
--- a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-tomcat-operator</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
index c3d13d11fe..d50e5ef03c 100644
--- a/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/webpage/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>sample-operators</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sample-webpage-operator</artifactId>
diff --git a/test-index-processor/pom.xml b/test-index-processor/pom.xml
index 574a388bf7..2ae7c5f454 100644
--- a/test-index-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/test-index-processor/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>5.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>test-index-processor</artifactId>