diff --git a/CI/post-release-v1.sh b/CI/post-release-v1.sh
index d849ec25..b16b1c06 100755
--- a/CI/post-release-v1.sh
+++ b/CI/post-release-v1.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,15 @@ python $CUR/CI/publishReleaseV1.py "$SC_RELEASE_TAG"
 #####################
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${SC_NEXT_VERSION}-SNAPSHOT"
 mvn versions:commit
+
+#####################
+### update all other versions in files around to the new release, including readme ###
+#####################
+sc_find="<version>$SC_VERSION"
+sc_replace="<version>${SC_NEXT_VERSION}-SNAPSHOT"
+sed -i -e "s/$sc_find/$sc_replace/g" $CUR/README.md
+
+sc_find="<version>$SC_VERSION<\/version>"
+sc_replace="<version>${SC_NEXT_VERSION}-SNAPSHOT<\/version>"
+sed -i -e "s/$sc_find/$sc_replace/g" $CUR/scripts/pom.xml
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afd9e5ab..94dad488 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Swagger Inflector <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/swagger-api/swagger.io/wordpress/images/assets/SW-logo-clr.png" height="50" align="right">
 
-[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/build.svg?jobUrl=https://jenkins.swagger.io/job/oss-swagger-inflector-v1)](https://jenkins.swagger.io/view/OSS%20-%20Java/job/oss-swagger-inflector-v1)
-
 [![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.swagger/swagger-inflector/badge.svg?style=plastic)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.swagger/swagger-inflector)
 
-[![Build Status](https://jenkins.swagger.io/view/OSS%20-%20Java/job/oss-swagger-inflector-v1/badge/icon?subject=jenkins%20build)](https://jenkins.swagger.io/view/OSS%20-%20Java/job/oss-swagger-inflector-v1/)
-
 ----
 
 **NOTE:** If you're looking for `swagger-inflector` 2.X and OpenApi 3.0, please refer to [master branch](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-inflector)
diff --git a/scripts/pom.xml b/scripts/pom.xml
index ee00c9d6..25dfdfd2 100644
--- a/scripts/pom.xml
+++ b/scripts/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-inflector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.25</version>
+            <version>1.0.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <properties>