diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad51f6df0f..e2a38cf84e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <url>https://roda.keep.pt/</url>
     <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
     <artifactId>roda</artifactId>
-    <version>5.3.0</version>
+    <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <description>RODA is a full-featured open-source digital preservation repository providing all the
         functionality
@@ -563,34 +563,34 @@
                 <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
                 <artifactId>roda-common-data</artifactId>
                 <classifier>sources</classifier>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
                 <artifactId>roda-common-data</artifactId>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
                 <artifactId>roda-common-utils</artifactId>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
                 <artifactId>roda-core</artifactId>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
                 <artifactId>roda-core-tests</artifactId>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
                 <artifactId>roda-core-tests</artifactId>
                 <type>test-jar</type>
                 <scope>test</scope>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
+                <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <!-- RODA own modules dependencies - end -->
             <dependency>
diff --git a/roda-common/pom.xml b/roda-common/pom.xml
index 16a565c3a8..1aa90b1420 100644
--- a/roda-common/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-common/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
 		<artifactId>roda</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0</version>
+		<version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/roda-common/roda-common-data/pom.xml b/roda-common/roda-common-data/pom.xml
index 4d29e7884e..cafcc883e0 100644
--- a/roda-common/roda-common-data/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-common/roda-common-data/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
     <artifactId>roda-common</artifactId>
-    <version>5.3.0</version>
+    <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/roda-common/roda-common-utils/pom.xml b/roda-common/roda-common-utils/pom.xml
index c86b8a4e1e..34b52ab903 100644
--- a/roda-common/roda-common-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-common/roda-common-utils/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
     <artifactId>roda-common</artifactId>
-    <version>5.3.0</version>
+    <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <build>
diff --git a/roda-core/roda-core-tests/pom.xml b/roda-core/roda-core-tests/pom.xml
index fa3bb04d80..e4059b4598 100644
--- a/roda-core/roda-core-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-core/roda-core-tests/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
 		<artifactId>roda</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0</version>
+		<version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/roda-core/roda-core/pom.xml b/roda-core/roda-core/pom.xml
index 2e5167dc25..4c87c16c55 100644
--- a/roda-core/roda-core/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-core/roda-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
 		<artifactId>roda</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0</version>
+		<version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
diff --git a/roda-ui/pom.xml b/roda-ui/pom.xml
index d2ea112b03..feb378917b 100644
--- a/roda-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-ui/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
 		<artifactId>roda</artifactId>
-		<version>5.3.0</version>
+		<version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/roda-ui/roda-wui/pom.xml b/roda-ui/roda-wui/pom.xml
index d9425742e5..c7847f7e9e 100644
--- a/roda-ui/roda-wui/pom.xml
+++ b/roda-ui/roda-wui/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.roda-project</groupId>
         <artifactId>roda-ui</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>