diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f34719089..5de19c8fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/MylesIsCool/ViaVersion.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/MylesIsCool/ViaVersion)
 [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/MylesIsCool/ViaVersion.svg)](https://gitter.im/MylesIsCool/ViaVersion)
 
+## This is an experimental branch for 1.10, we do not recommend you to use this on a production server
+
 **Allows the connection of 1.9 clients to 1.8**
 
 This plugin modifies netty to allow connection of 1.9 clients to 1.8,
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35055577a..8facae405 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>us.myles</groupId>
     <artifactId>viaversion</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>16w21a-DEV</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>ViaVersion</name>