diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index 7af361b..f482e2b 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   def sharedSettings = Defaults.defaultSettings ++ Seq(
     organization := "org.spark-project",
-    version := "0.5.2",
+    version := "0.5.3-SNAPSHOT",
     scalaVersion := "2.9.2",
     scalacOptions := Seq(/*"-deprecation",*/ "-unchecked", "-optimize"), // -deprecation is too noisy due to usage of old Hadoop API, enable it once that's no longer an issue
     unmanagedJars in Compile <<= baseDirectory map { base => (base / "lib" ** "*.jar").classpath },
diff --git a/repl/src/main/scala/spark/repl/SparkILoop.scala b/repl/src/main/scala/spark/repl/SparkILoop.scala
index 265656f..bc995a7 100644
--- a/repl/src/main/scala/spark/repl/SparkILoop.scala
+++ b/repl/src/main/scala/spark/repl/SparkILoop.scala
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
       ____              __  
      / __/__  ___ _____/ /__
     _\ \/ _ \/ _ `/ __/  '_/
-   /___/ .__/\_,_/_/ /_/\_\   version 0.5.2
+   /___/ .__/\_,_/_/ /_/\_\   version 0.5.3-SNAPSHOT
       /_/                  
 """)
     import Properties._