diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f670670b71..bcef09de84 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ NOTE: as of JNA 4.0, JNA is now dual-licensed under LGPL and AL 2.0 (see LICENSE
 
 NOTE: JNI native support is typically incompatible between minor versions, and almost always incompatible between major versions.
 
+Next release (5.4.0)
+====================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
 Release 5.3.0
 =============
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index b50328b8f2..aa62ff268e 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
   <!-- JNA library release version - android versionCode is derived from mjar/minor/revision -->
   <property name="jna.major" value="5"/>
-  <property name="jna.minor" value="3"/>
+  <property name="jna.minor" value="4"/>
   <property name="jna.revision" value="0"/>
   <property name="jna.build" value="0"/> <!--${build.number}-->
   <condition property="version.suffix" value="" else="-SNAPSHOT">