diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index dd170a7a4f..930b7a7148 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ under the License.
 
     <description>The Apache POI project Ant build.</description>
 
-    <property name="version.id" value="4.0.0"/>
+    <property name="version.id" value="4.0.1-beta1"/>
     <property name="release.rc" value="RC1"/>
 
     <property environment="env"/>
diff --git a/sonar/examples/pom.xml b/sonar/examples/pom.xml
index 4af2722613..3b5190b316 100644
--- a/sonar/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/examples/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-examples</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/sonar/excelant/pom.xml b/sonar/excelant/pom.xml
index 6c2ab8da1b..ec6c0b266d 100644
--- a/sonar/excelant/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/excelant/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-excelant</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/sonar/main/pom.xml b/sonar/main/pom.xml
index 89d3011d7a..ef3e0905fd 100644
--- a/sonar/main/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/main/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-main</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/sonar/ooxml-schema-encryption/pom.xml b/sonar/ooxml-schema-encryption/pom.xml
index 12131fa939..e105972079 100644
--- a/sonar/ooxml-schema-encryption/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/ooxml-schema-encryption/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-ooxml-schema-encryption</artifactId>
diff --git a/sonar/ooxml-schema-security/pom.xml b/sonar/ooxml-schema-security/pom.xml
index 8ee9e4c01c..c4e5d098eb 100644
--- a/sonar/ooxml-schema-security/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/ooxml-schema-security/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-ooxml-schema-security</artifactId>
diff --git a/sonar/ooxml-schema/pom.xml b/sonar/ooxml-schema/pom.xml
index 881d9823d8..435bb5100e 100644
--- a/sonar/ooxml-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/ooxml-schema/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-ooxml-schema</artifactId>
diff --git a/sonar/ooxml/pom.xml b/sonar/ooxml/pom.xml
index 12b5395f5a..46ce80793f 100644
--- a/sonar/ooxml/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/ooxml/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-ooxml</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/sonar/pom.xml b/sonar/pom.xml
index 3bdf6ae5ff..3060b4c895 100644
--- a/sonar/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
     <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Apache POI - the Java API for Microsoft Documents</name>
     <description>Maven build of Apache POI for Sonar checks</description>
     <url>http://poi.apache.org/</url>
diff --git a/sonar/scratchpad/pom.xml b/sonar/scratchpad/pom.xml
index 176c78fad4..0c930ec375 100644
--- a/sonar/scratchpad/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar/scratchpad/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
         <artifactId>poi-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.1-beta1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>poi-scratchpad</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>