diff --git a/machina/__init__.py b/machina/__init__.py
index 1a4be5df1..5e5994d6c 100644
--- a/machina/__init__.py
+++ b/machina/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 
-__version__ = '0.5.3'
+__version__ = '0.5.4.dev'
 
 
 MACHINA_VANILLA_APPS = [