diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd17fe738..6c7f10006 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <groupId>org.avaje.ebeanorm</groupId>
   <artifactId>avaje-ebeanorm-spring</artifactId>
   <name>avaje-ebeanorm-spring</name>
-  <version>4.5.3</version>
+  <version>4.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <description>Support for Spring transactions and IOC setup of Ebean server config</description>