diff --git a/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences-bom/pom.xml b/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences-bom/pom.xml
index e1cc9458bbd0..3968b35c9488 100644
--- a/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+  <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+        <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences/pom.xml b/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences/pom.xml
index 0f07f0c73243..55881b2d1679 100644
--- a/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences/pom.xml
+++ b/java-life-sciences/google-cloud-life-sciences/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences</artifactId>
-  <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+  <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Life Sciences</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-life-sciences</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+    <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-life-sciences</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/java-life-sciences/grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml b/java-life-sciences/grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml
index fe007646b83b..ef38e3b66111 100644
--- a/java-life-sciences/grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml
+++ b/java-life-sciences/grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</artifactId>
-  <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
+  <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-life-sciences</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+    <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-life-sciences/pom.xml b/java-life-sciences/pom.xml
index 244c088de522..3e9553fa0fb8 100644
--- a/java-life-sciences/pom.xml
+++ b/java-life-sciences/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+  <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Life Sciences Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-life-sciences</url>
   <description>
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+        <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
+        <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java-life-sciences/proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml b/java-life-sciences/proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml
index f26d3e522c33..595053e8d9d5 100644
--- a/java-life-sciences/proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml
+++ b/java-life-sciences/proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</artifactId>
-  <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
+  <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-life-sciences</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-life-sciences-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
+    <version>0.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-life-sciences:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java-life-sciences/versions.txt b/java-life-sciences/versions.txt
index 6beb13be098b..4600fb2cf20c 100644
--- a/java-life-sciences/versions.txt
+++ b/java-life-sciences/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-life-sciences:0.5.3:0.5.3
-grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:0.5.3:0.5.3
-proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:0.5.3:0.5.3
+google-cloud-life-sciences:0.5.3:0.5.4-SNAPSHOT
+grpc-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:0.5.3:0.5.4-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-life-sciences-v2beta:0.5.3:0.5.4-SNAPSHOT