diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/pom.xml
index 4e06491c8b8..d5cad97fae8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
-  <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.cdt.core</artifactId>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 </project>