diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4d86e332b3..2846bd710f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ springJavaformatVersion=0.0.28
 springBootVersion=2.4.2
 springFrameworkVersion=5.3.11
 openSamlVersion=3.4.6
-version=5.5.3
+version=5.5.4-SNAPSHOT
 kotlinVersion=1.5.31
 samplesBranch=5.5.x
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -XX:MaxPermSize=2048m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError