diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f33fe27c1..8cf14dc03a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   <inceptionYear>2005</inceptionYear>
 
   <properties>
-    <activemq-version>5.3.0</activemq-version>
+    <activemq-version>5.3.1-SNAPSHOT</activemq-version>
     <siteId>activemq-${activemq-version}</siteId>
     <projectName>Apache ActiveMQ</projectName>
     <!-- base url for site deployment.  See distribution management for full url.  Override this in settings.xml for staging -->