diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index 3c5da5f96..d7a643a3f 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.53.0"
+__version__ = "0.53.1-dev"