diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index aaf6ff6ffc..290b05b513 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 8b0496ce8e..52a6bfa6f0 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 0dc9a6b1c6..a97dad21d3 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index 1572c46660..0c3dba3265 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 4e044f055b..f89b8fff5a 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 4b8a450bbd..be7f86d962 100644
--- a/pmd-go/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-go/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index e6c295afe5..1d1fc594db 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index b995ebdc0d..eda399eb4c 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 006768fcae..6d2bfaed5a 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index ee2eb001c8..7bace56875 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index 3e3c68fcac..377c2442c5 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 2a10671d57..a5f5c60744 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index e8b44f69b9..cf5fa419e0 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index 8045da2e05..6321050b2a 100644
--- a/pmd-python/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 189ee3bc70..d58888c167 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 04b87b2137..c31a3db43c 100644
--- a/pmd-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 5cd492f6c7..a32344bb71 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index a1e93848f5..81cf08edee 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index 70f7a63378..410df88534 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.0</version>
+        <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5bef594c07..04e0041779 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
     <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-    <version>5.3.0</version>
+    <version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>PMD</name>
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/pmd/pmd.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/pmd/pmd.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/pmd/pmd</url>
-        <tag>pmd_releases/5.3.0</tag>
+        <tag>pmd/5.3.x</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <site>