Bump version

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9381744b8..8fa86a98b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+Release 3.5.3 (in development)
+==============================
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+Incompatible changes
+--------------------
+
+Deprecated
+----------
+
+Features added
+--------------
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+
+Testing
+--------
+
 Release 3.5.2 (released Mar 06, 2021)
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index d7e50097e..7f72a3d02 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ if 'PYTHONWARNINGS' not in os.environ:
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', "'U' mode is deprecated",
                         DeprecationWarning, module='docutils.io')
 
-__version__ = '3.5.2'
-__released__ = '3.5.2'  # used when Sphinx builds its own docs
+__version__ = '3.5.3+'
+__released__ = '3.5.3'  # used when Sphinx builds its own docs
 
 #: Version info for better programmatic use.
 #:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ __released__ = '3.5.2'  # used when Sphinx builds its own docs
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (3, 5, 2, 'final', 0)
+version_info = (3, 5, 3, 'beta', 0)
 
 package_dir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))