diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc2b869115..980997b1b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
    <artifactId>alfresco-rm</artifactId>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
-   <version>2.5.2</version>
+   <version>2.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>Alfresco Records Management</name>
 
    <parent>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <connection>scm:git:https://git.alfresco.com/records-management/records-management.git</connection>
       <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git.alfresco.com/records-management/records-management.git</developerConnection>
       <url>https://git.alfresco.com/records-management/records-management</url>
-     <tag>V2.5.2</tag>
+     <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
    <issueManagement>
diff --git a/rm-automation/pom.xml b/rm-automation/pom.xml
index 7a1de7b6d5..8b6b5481f5 100644
--- a/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-rm</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.2</version>
+      <version>2.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <properties>
diff --git a/rm-community/pom.xml b/rm-community/pom.xml
index d791df8c19..1e3cc7ce3c 100644
--- a/rm-community/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-community/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-rm</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.2</version>
+      <version>2.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <licenses>
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
index b0099d65ba..cccf74e302 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
       <artifactId>alfresco-rm-community</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.2</version>
+      <version>2.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>
 
    <properties>