diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 1b72a4932..9fb145468 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+Changes from Ant 1.9.6 TO Ant 1.9.7
+===================================
+
+Changes that could break older environments:
+-------------------------------------------
+
+Fixed bugs:
+-----------
+
+Other changes:
+--------------
+
+
 Changes from Ant 1.9.5 TO Ant 1.9.6
 ===================================
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 24b23abf4..2e61d9827 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
   <property name="name" value="ant"/>
   <!-- this is the groupId of ant in the Maven repository -->
   <property name="groupid" value="org/apache/ant"/>
-  <property name="project.version" value="1.9.6alpha"/>
+  <property name="project.version" value="1.9.7alpha"/>
   <!-- pom.version is used when doing a distribution and must match with what is checked in under src/etc/poms -->
-  <property name="pom.version" value="1.9.6-SNAPSHOT"/>
-  <property name="manifest-version" value="1.9.6"/>
+  <property name="pom.version" value="1.9.7-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="manifest-version" value="1.9.7"/>
   <property name="bootstrap.jar" value="ant-bootstrap.jar"/>
 
   <property name="ant.package" value="org/apache/tools/ant"/>
diff --git a/manual/cover.html b/manual/cover.html
index 75ceb8421..05bd9719a 100644
--- a/manual/cover.html
+++ b/manual/cover.html
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheets/style.css">
-<title>Apache Ant 1.9.6 User Manual</title>
+<title>Apache Ant 1.9.7 User Manual</title>
 </head>
 
 <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
 <div align="center"> 
   <h1><img src="images/ant_logo_large.gif" width="190" height="120"></h1>
-  <h1>Apache Ant&trade; 1.9.6 Manual</h1>
-  <p align="left">This is the manual for version 1.9.6 of
+  <h1>Apache Ant&trade; 1.9.7 Manual</h1>
+  <p align="left">This is the manual for version 1.9.7 of
   <a target="_top" href="http://ant.apache.org/index.html">Apache Ant</a>. 
     If your version 
     of Ant (as verified with <tt>ant -version</tt>) is older or newer than this 
diff --git a/manual/credits.html b/manual/credits.html
index 72916def9..3d7ebc0bb 100644
--- a/manual/credits.html
+++ b/manual/credits.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 </ul>
 
 <center>
-<p>Version: 1.9.6</p>
+<p>Version: 1.9.7</p>
 </center>
 
 
diff --git a/release/ivy.xml b/release/ivy.xml
index cc95103c5..154109740 100644
--- a/release/ivy.xml
+++ b/release/ivy.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=
 	    "http://ant.apache.org/ivy/schemas/ivy.xsd">
   <info organisation="org/apache"
-        module="ant" revision="1.9.6"/>
+        module="ant" revision="1.9.7"/>
   <publications xmlns:e="urn:ant.apache.org:ivy-extras">  
     <artifact name="ant-parent" type="pom" ext="pom"/>
     <artifact name="ant-parent" type="pom.asc" ext="pom.asc"/>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
index f2c0c21ec..34ffd70f0 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-antlr</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + ANTLR</name>
   <description>antlr specific task.
     The implementation forks a java process, therefore the antlr jar file is only needed at runtime</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
index 2ef91bfb5..395e10753 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bcel</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BCEL</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
index af6fcf82e..aad7b7073 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bsf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BSF</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
index 0fcfedaff..cc9389bd2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-log4j</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Log4J</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
index 9308af7b9..d34cfce18 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-oro</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Oro</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
index 6ad6702f7..22489bd5b 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-regexp</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Regexp</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
index 1606f5bdf..691163676 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-resolver</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Resolver</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
index b58f5c3d4..557e738bd 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-xalan2</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Xalan 2</name>
   <description>contains Xalan2-specific features</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
index b82c9ef25..e30836b1c 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-logging</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Logging</name>
   <description>Ant Listener based on commons-logging</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
index 1369fede0..1683fc2a5 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-net</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Net</name>
   <description>ftp, rexec and telnet tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
index 9b542c730..4de10fba1 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jai</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JAI</name>
   <description>image task and corresponding types.
   </description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
index 878541a82..0c8511b4c 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-javamail</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JavaMail</name>
   <description>implementation of the mail task based on javamail.
     Required to send emails to SMTP servers using user/password combinations
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
index d9d28785a..eccfbe757 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jdepend</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JDepend</name>
   <description>task jdepend invoking the jdepend parser. There is also a version 2.9.1 of the
     jdepend parser available on the maven repository</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
index 50e4354fa..02bd10f1d 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jmf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JMF</name>
   <description>contains the sound task and a soundplayer listener
     download the dependency from http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
index 5b7922370..2469a0a0c 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jsch</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JSch</name>
   <description>contains the sshexec and scp tasks
   </description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
index 013ed848d..c352cf593 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-junit</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JUnit</name>
   <description>contains the junit and junirreport tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
index 81544ea2e..d22dc08f6 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
         <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-junit4</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Apache Ant + JUnit 4</name>
     <description>contains JUnit 4.x support</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
index 4cb262473..517e78b05 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Launcher</name>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
index 46eb1c94d..9df32033e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-netrexx</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + NetRexx</name>
   <description>NetRexxC task
     dependency can be downloaded from http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/netrexx/download.html</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Processed too early, before maven-antrun-plugin gets a chance to work:
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
index 00cb28e5a..5459943fc 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-swing</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Swing</name>
   <description>a listener and a splash task based on Swing</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
index b2364971c..6109ff1cb 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Test Utilities</name>
   <description>test utility classes</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
      <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index 46c859bd6..b0b82f358 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Core</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
index 1a61871a9..e15290e2e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>master POM</description>
   <licenses>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
index 8a54cb012..50b525d31 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.6" />
+                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.7" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                        Should be exactly 1.9.6
+                        Should be exactly 1.9.7
 
                 </fail>
         </target>
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion atleast="1.9.6" />
+                                        <antversion atleast="1.9.7" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                Should be at least 1.9.6
+                Should be at least 1.9.7
                 </fail>
         </target>
 
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.6" />
+                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.7" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                  Should be exactly 1.9.6
+                  Should be exactly 1.9.7
                 </fail>
         </target>
 </project>
