diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index c33f058d50..90d2deba76 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (5, 2, 2, "final", 0)
+VERSION = (5, 2, 3, "alpha", 0)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)