diff --git a/json-path-assert/pom.xml b/json-path-assert/pom.xml
index e6eec18a..bf8032fb 100644
--- a/json-path-assert/pom.xml
+++ b/json-path-assert/pom.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>json-path-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
-        <version>0.5.2</version>
+        <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-path-assert</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.2</version>
+    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>json-path-assert</name>
     <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/json-path/pom.xml b/json-path/pom.xml
index e1bff28b..45ba5546 100644
--- a/json-path/pom.xml
+++ b/json-path/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
         <artifactId>json-path-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.2</version>
+        <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>0.5.2</version>
+    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>json-path</name>
     <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56de7690..d3b166dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-path-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.5.2</version>
+    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>http://code.google.com/p/json-path</url>
     <name>json-path-parent-pom</name>
     <description>Java JsonPath implementation</description>