diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 487b1cb6e..db59646dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.sk89q</groupId>
   <artifactId>worldedit</artifactId>
-  <version>5.2</version>
+  <version>5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>WorldEdit</name>
   <description>WorldEdit allows for editing the Minecraft SMP world
     en-masse, de-griefing, and fixing issues.</description>