diff --git a/pmd-apex/pom.xml b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
index 74861fad39..0b357d69a1 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-		<version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index cc72b67d97..58418568a7 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 65701239d0..fa02ba3f13 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 68b7f0175b..6a62734869 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index f03d454a47..81eca982e4 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 337ed216ad..d6abde25bf 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 361cc37089..ed99a270f9 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
index cccea7e99e..df644b64b2 100644
--- a/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index e40385b7ee..0d57002b79 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-java8/pom.xml b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
index 322d44fd7b..d78a369ff4 100644
--- a/pmd-java8/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java8/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index e9a47f5d29..52e2fa2fee 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 1965963768..72a516ed91 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index 03b45448ba..900cc89e49 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index 0006ec3ea8..e45fbc2c25 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-perl/pom.xml b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
index 04906b3982..cd6b0470bb 100644
--- a/pmd-perl/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-perl/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 14c1defcc5..ea0fcc49b0 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index d73fe61e77..6e5044d375 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index 05340de750..88cfe3bcb1 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 4e68ac7585..c8131e98d8 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 2747ae6d97..2a5e2bf2c8 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-swift/pom.xml b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
index fd465361b4..648d37483c 100644
--- a/pmd-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-swift/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 8eda2a2048..e1143b710f 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-ui/pom.xml b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
index 3335517948..d333c2bebf 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ui/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
index 057e390868..d179113936 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
-        <version>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 3b338a9ad4..cb93197d0b 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index 6888ed4502..2800a0d2f7 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c8190d620..0d4896ba51 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>5.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>PMD</name>
 
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 2cb4f5d5d6..69e3642a01 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # PMD Release Notes
 
-## ????? - 5.6.2-SNAPSHOT
+## ????? - 5.7.0-SNAPSHOT
 
-The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 5.6.2.
+The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 5.7.0.
 
-This is a bug fixing release.
+This is a minor release.
 
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