diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e897182a..7db1aaa1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<groupId>webgoat</groupId>
 	<artifactId>webgoat</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>5.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>