diff --git a/pynvim/_version.py b/pynvim/_version.py
index 89b7fd96..9fceecfc 100644
--- a/pynvim/_version.py
+++ b/pynvim/_version.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 # see also setup.py
-VERSION = SimpleNamespace(major=0, minor=5, patch=2, prerelease="")
+VERSION = SimpleNamespace(major=0, minor=5, patch=3, prerelease="dev0")
 
 # e.g. "0.5.0", "0.5.0.dev0" (PEP-440)
 __version__ = '{major}.{minor}.{patch}'.format(**vars(VERSION))