diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d432332a26e..6ec46d71e4d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 PHP                                                                        NEWS
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+?? ??? 201?, PHP 5.3.99
+	
 ?? ??? 20??, PHP 5.3.3
 - Upgraded bundled PCRE to version 8.01. (Ilia)
 
diff --git a/main/php_version.h b/main/php_version.h
index d71c2853978..bfa499ac7f1 100644
--- a/main/php_version.h
+++ b/main/php_version.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* edit configure.in to change version number */
 #define PHP_MAJOR_VERSION 5
 #define PHP_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#define PHP_RELEASE_VERSION 3
+#define PHP_RELEASE_VERSION 99
 #define PHP_EXTRA_VERSION "-dev"
-#define PHP_VERSION "5.3.3-dev"
-#define PHP_VERSION_ID 50303
+#define PHP_VERSION "5.3.99-dev"
+#define PHP_VERSION_ID 50399