diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index db60feeb3..b15ee41f0 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <property name="jdk.version.class" value="1.8" description="JDK version of generated class files"/>
     <property name="compile.debug" value="true"/>
 
-    <property name="version.base" value="5.2.1"/>
+    <property name="version.base" value="5.2.2-SNAPSHOT"/>
     <property name="version.rc" value=""/>
 
     <property name="cases.location" location="src/test/resources"/>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e11630cfd..a1f6e41da 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 # comment-out, because of naming problems with the distribution plugin
 #project.version=5.1.2-SNAPSHOT
-XMLBeansVersion=5.2.1
+XMLBeansVersion=5.2.2-SNAPSHOT
 
 # Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process.
 # The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.