diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1daf456a..41d1aa21 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.0-dev
+5.3.0-dev
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/version b/bin/templates/cordova/version
index b77247fb..7384537a 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/version
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/version
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 */
 
 // Coho updates this line:
-var VERSION = "5.2.0-dev";
+var VERSION = "5.3.0-dev";
 
 module.exports.version = VERSION;
 
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 65d53664..b3e26c09 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import android.webkit.WebChromeClient.CustomViewCallback;
  * are not expected to implement it.
  */
 public interface CordovaWebView {
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "5.2.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "5.3.0-dev";
 
     void init(CordovaInterface cordova, List<PluginEntry> pluginEntries, CordovaPreferences preferences);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 825dae27..027d7038 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-android",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0-dev",
   "description": "cordova-android release",
   "bin": {
     "create": "bin/create"