diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4692ee..41042ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <groupId>eu.dnetlib.dhp</groupId>
     <artifactId>dhp-schemas</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.4.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <licenses>
         <license>