diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index fd9ba469b90..9cd0415edb1 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ For testing the current nightly build, use the following:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>ai.djl</groupId>
     <artifactId>api</artifactId>
-    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 8a554e2e380..219ceedb105 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
     <groupId>ai.djl</groupId>
     <artifactId>examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <djl.version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</djl.version>
+        <djl.version>0.14.0-SNAPSHOT</djl.version>
         <exec.mainClass>ai.djl.examples.inference.ObjectDetection</exec.mainClass>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/extensions/benchmark/build.gradle b/extensions/benchmark/build.gradle
index 4193679c4ac..40382a01034 100644
--- a/extensions/benchmark/build.gradle
+++ b/extensions/benchmark/build.gradle
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ dependencies {
         runtimeOnly(project(":engines:ml:xgboost")) {
             exclude group: "ml.dmlc", module: "xgboost4j_2.12"
         }
-
-        runtimeOnly "ai.djl.python:python:${version}"
     }
 
     testImplementation("org.testng:testng:${testng_version}") {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 740d3e2847b..9d362e4c9f9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ systemProp.org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=60000
 # FIXME: Workaround gradle publish issue: https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/11308
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true
 
-djl_version=0.13.0
+djl_version=0.14.0
 mxnet_version=1.8.0
 pytorch_version=1.9.0
 tensorflow_version=2.4.1