diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3c0600c..263afd1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # node-triton changelog
 
+## 4.5.3 (not yet released)
+
+(nothing yet)
+
+
 ## 4.5.2
 
 - #95 Fix breakage of `triton image create` in v4.5.0. (By Kris Shannon.)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d01f10f..c16377d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "triton",
   "description": "Joyent Triton CLI and client (https://www.joyent.com/triton)",
-  "version": "4.5.2",
+  "version": "4.5.3",
   "author": "Joyent (joyent.com)",
   "dependencies": {
     "assert-plus": "0.2.0",