diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fb6eb83b..fb66e011 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ archivesBaseName = "polypheny-jdbc-driver"
 description = "A standards-compliant JDBC driver for Polypheny-DB."
 
 def versionMajor = 1
-def versionMinor = 5.3
-def versionQualifier = ""
+def versionMinor = 6
+def versionQualifier = "-SNAPSHOT"
 version = versionMajor + "." + versionMinor + versionQualifier