diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 34c11a1..b1cf8ef 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustic-rs"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.3-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "aes256ctr_poly1305aes",
  "aho-corasick 1.0.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 092ce6c..e9ee89d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rustic-rs"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.3-dev"
 description = """
 fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups powered by Rust
 """