diff --git a/.circleci/adjust-pom-version.sh b/.circleci/adjust-pom-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..054fbdf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/adjust-pom-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" ] && [ -z "$CIRCLE_TAG" ]; then
+   echo "Error:  env vars CIRCLE_BRANCH and CIRCLE_TAG were not set."
+   exit 1;
+fi
+
+if [ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" == "dev" ] || [ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" == "staging" ] || [ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" == "main" ]; then
+   echo "On a primary branch [$CIRCLE_BRANCH] - will not edit the pom version.";
+   exit 0;
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" ]; then
+   SLUG=$(echo $CIRCLE_BRANCH | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g')
+else
+   SLUG=$(echo $CIRCLE_TAG | sed 's/^snapshot-//g')
+fi
+
+POM=$(dirname $0)/../pom.xml
+
+echo "Updating $POM <revision> to: $SLUG-SNAPSHOT"
+sed -i "s/<revision>.*/<revision>$SLUG-SNAPSHOT<\/revision>/" $POM
+git diff $POM
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5981d2fa..42bdf306 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ commands:
   mvn_jar_deploy:
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Adjust pom version
+          command: |
+            .circleci/adjust-pom-version.sh
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
diff --git a/qqq-dev-tools/bin/get-latest-snapshot.sh b/qqq-dev-tools/bin/get-latest-snapshot.sh
index 11025009..232842d5 100755
--- a/qqq-dev-tools/bin/get-latest-snapshot.sh
+++ b/qqq-dev-tools/bin/get-latest-snapshot.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,34 @@ CURRENT_VERSION="$(cat $QQQ_DEV_TOOLS_DIR/CURRENT-SNAPSHOT-VERSION)"
 MODULE_LIST_FILE=$QQQ_DEV_TOOLS_DIR/MODULE_LIST
 . $QQQ_DEV_TOOLS_DIR/.env
 
+BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+SLUG=$(echo $BRANCH | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g')
+
+function checkForBranchBuild
+{
+   artifact=$1
+
+   #############################################################
+   ## on standard branches, don't look for branch deployments ##
+   #############################################################
+   if [ "$BRANCH" == "dev" ] || [ "$BRANCH" == "staging" ] || [ "$BRANCH" == "main" ]; then
+      echo 0;
+      return;
+   fi
+
+   ###################################################################
+   ## else, do look for a branch deployment, and return accordingly ##
+   ###################################################################
+   curl -s --user ${GITHUB_USER}:${GITHUB_TOKEN} https://maven.pkg.github.com/Kingsrook/qqq-maven-registry/com/kingsrook/qqq/${artifact}/${SLUG}-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata.xml | grep unable.to.fetch
+   if [ "$?" == "1" ]; then
+      echo 1;
+      return;
+   fi
+
+   echo 0;
+   return;
+}
+
 function getLatestVersion
 {
    artifact=$1
@@ -23,10 +51,10 @@ function getLatestVersion
       return
    fi
 
-   timetsamp=$(xpath -q -e '/metadata/versioning/snapshot/timestamp/text()' /tmp/metadata.xml)
+   timestamp=$(xpath -q -e '/metadata/versioning/snapshot/timestamp/text()' /tmp/metadata.xml)
    buildNumber=$(xpath -q -e '/metadata/versioning/snapshot/buildNumber/text()' /tmp/metadata.xml)
 
-   echo "$version-$timetsamp-$buildNumber"
+   echo "$version-$timestamp-$buildNumber"
 }
 
 function promptForVersion
@@ -70,11 +98,18 @@ else
    artifact=$1
    version=$2
    if [ "$version" == "-l" ]; then
-      version=$CURRENT_VERSION
+      useSlug=$(checkForBranchBuild $artifact)
+      if [ "$useSlug" == "1" ]; then
+         version=$SLUG
+      else
+         version=$CURRENT_VERSION
+      fi
+      echo "Using $version for $artifact" >&2
    fi
 
-   if [ -z "$artifact" -o -z "$version" ]; then
+   if [ -z "$ar^tifact" -o -z "$version" ]; then
       echo "Usage: $0 artifact snapshot-version-prefix"
+      echo "   or: $0 artifact -l (latest of CURRENT_VERSION, or branch-slug, if it has been deployed)"
       echo "   or: $0 -i (interactive mode)"
       echo "   or: $0 -a [snapshot-version-prefix] (all mode)"
       echo "Ex: $0 qqq-backend-core $CURRENT_VERSION"
diff --git a/qqq-dev-tools/bin/git-tag b/qqq-dev-tools/bin/git-tag
index 923f9f63..ddb02dd8 100755
--- a/qqq-dev-tools/bin/git-tag
+++ b/qqq-dev-tools/bin/git-tag
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 ############################################################################
 ## git-tag
 ## Add (deleting, if it already exists) a git tag to a repo (both local & remote)
+##
+## Usage:
+## git-tag tag-name - make/update/push the specified tag-name.
+## git-tag -l - list tags.
+## git-tag snapshot-BRANCH_SLUG - make the tag name "snapshot-" + current branch name, in "slug" form
 ############################################################################
 
 TAG=$1
@@ -16,6 +21,12 @@ if [ "$TAG" == "-l" ]; then
    exit 0;
 fi
 
+if [ "$TAG" == "snapshot-BRANCH_SLUG" ]; then
+   BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+   SLUG=$(echo $BRANCH | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g')
+   TAG="snapshot-$SLUG"
+fi
+
 echo
 echo "== Deleting $TAG on local"
 git tag -d $TAG
diff --git a/qqq-dev-tools/bin/update-all-qqq-deps.sh b/qqq-dev-tools/bin/update-all-qqq-deps.sh
index baa73113..846eefeb 100755
--- a/qqq-dev-tools/bin/update-all-qqq-deps.sh
+++ b/qqq-dev-tools/bin/update-all-qqq-deps.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MODULE_LIST_FILE=$QQQ_DEV_TOOLS_DIR/MODULE_LIST
 
 for module in $(cat $MODULE_LIST_FILE); do
    echo "Updating $module..."
-   version=$(get-latest-snapshot.sh $module $CURRENT_VERSION)
+   version=$(get-latest-snapshot.sh $module -l)
    update-dep.sh $module $version -q
 done