diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f917f87d2b..d3ce6118e2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 group=org.apache.samza
-version=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 scalaSuffix=2.11
 
 gradleVersion=5.2.1