diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f521c055a1..618dab2916 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-app/pom.xml b/tika-app/pom.xml
index b27bcf618a..0de7c4f017 100644
--- a/tika-app/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-app/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-batch/pom.xml b/tika-batch/pom.xml
index 5f206d77d9..93515f711c 100644
--- a/tika-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-batch/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-bom/pom.xml b/tika-bom/pom.xml
index e2684aaa6c..d203003959 100644
--- a/tika-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bom/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -38,385 +38,385 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-serialization</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-translate</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-xmp</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-java7</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika server components -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-server-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-server-client</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-eval-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fuzzing</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika language detection modules -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-lingo24</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-mitll-text</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-opennlp</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-optimaize</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-tika</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-langdetect-test-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers package (standard) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parsers-standard-package</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-bundle-standard</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Individual modules from standard package -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-apple-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-audiovideo-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-cad-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-code-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-crypto-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-font-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-html-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-image-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-mail-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-microsoft-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-miscoffice-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-news-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-ocr-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-pdf-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-pkg-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-text-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-xml-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-digest-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-html-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-jdbc-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-mail-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-xmp-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-zip-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers package (extended) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-scientific-package</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-sqlite3-package</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers modules (extended package) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-scientific-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-sqlite3-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika parsers modules (ML package) -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-age-recogniser</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-dl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-advancedmedia-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-parser-nlp-module</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-transcribe-aws</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-detectors</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-detector-siegfried</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Tika Pipes modules -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-fs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-gcs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-kafka</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-opensearch</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-s3</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-emitter-solr</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fetcher-gcs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fetcher-http</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-fetcher-s3</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-csv</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-gcs</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-kafka</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-s3</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-iterator-solr</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-reporter-fs-status</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-reporter-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-pipes-reporter-opensearch</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-async-cli</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
         <artifactId>tika-httpclient-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.3</version>
+        <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/tika-bundles/pom.xml b/tika-bundles/pom.xml
index bc95e2b2b5..0685e5abef 100644
--- a/tika-bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bundles/pom.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>tika-bundles</artifactId>
-  <version>2.9.3</version>
+  <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Tika bundles module</name>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml b/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml
index 48afd52960..8eb6b5632b 100644
--- a/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-bundles/tika-bundle-standard/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-bundles</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>tika-bundle-standard</artifactId>
-  <version>2.9.3</version>
+  <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>Apache Tika OSGi standard bundle</name>
 
diff --git a/tika-core/pom.xml b/tika-core/pom.xml
index a27d49aa74..c143e2a432 100644
--- a/tika-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-core/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-detectors/pom.xml b/tika-detectors/pom.xml
index 7829ec66e1..1206924f9a 100644
--- a/tika-detectors/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-detectors/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml b/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml
index 2e0e53f7ae..bedf1553dc 100644
--- a/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-detectors/tika-detector-siegfried/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>tika-detectors</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/tika-eval/pom.xml b/tika-eval/pom.xml
index f7bdea0295..a231b798db 100644
--- a/tika-eval/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-eval/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-eval/tika-eval-app/pom.xml b/tika-eval/tika-eval-app/pom.xml
index a86902fb77..3b095088f8 100644
--- a/tika-eval/tika-eval-app/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-eval/tika-eval-app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>tika-eval</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/tika-eval/tika-eval-core/pom.xml b/tika-eval/tika-eval-core/pom.xml
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/tika-translate/pom.xml b/tika-translate/pom.xml
index 137ab17fd2..4ce21745d5 100644
--- a/tika-translate/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-translate/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/tika-xmp/pom.xml b/tika-xmp/pom.xml
index a0ef88e329..66780ebf15 100644
--- a/tika-xmp/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-xmp/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.tika</groupId>
     <artifactId>tika-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.3</version>
+    <version>2.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../tika-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>