diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index 611f09d4ae..f9679e3698 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index 63668c747e..2d8d3f94e0 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index a70f76bb7b..924dd62db5 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index 3e999539da..ec82e85489 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 4dc76431eb..0294eb0e84 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-go/pom.xml b/pmd-go/pom.xml
index 536d173243..2f58ed6491 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 86fc9f3be7..8c39a2884a 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index be9a16ba5f..5b3e22e167 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index 9d2ba4bfbb..42f0167c11 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/pom.xml b/pmd-matlab/pom.xml
index ca400e5182..fdf4bc2524 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml b/pmd-objectivec/pom.xml
index bb5871f94c..d8a2169b56 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 4240db46d0..45aea28ce4 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index 82969d886d..50474d7cc8 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-python/pom.xml b/pmd-python/pom.xml
index 9cef154271..f3bd6521d9 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 8e5643cb9a..b330d94d29 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-scala/pom.xml b/pmd-scala/pom.xml
index 447fd245e6..9bbbd27e2f 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 3e6ffc317b..9e9a77b20b 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 452b16a723..b6ccd09b65 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index e3e4bf020b..e4019cb218 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06f45fc9e8..15aad7cead 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.4.0-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/5.3.x</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <site>