diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 72e41e929c6..a3eb58fab04 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ config_setting(
 python_config_settings()
 
 # This should be updated along with build_handwritten.yaml
-g_stands_for = "glockenspiel"  # @unused
+g_stands_for = "gracious"  # @unused
 
 core_version = "30.1.0"  # @unused
 
-version = "1.53.0-dev"  # @unused
+version = "1.54.0-dev"  # @unused
 
 GPR_PUBLIC_HDRS = [
     "include/grpc/support/alloc.h",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c09a313f0ab..82aa5ff57ab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME          "grpc")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION       "1.53.0-dev")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION       "1.54.0-dev")
 set(gRPC_CORE_VERSION     "30.1.0")
 set(gRPC_CORE_SOVERSION   "30")
-set(gRPC_CPP_VERSION      "1.53.0-dev")
-set(gRPC_CPP_SOVERSION    "1.53")
-set(gRPC_CSHARP_VERSION   "2.53.0-dev")
-set(gRPC_CSHARP_SOVERSION "2.53")
+set(gRPC_CPP_VERSION      "1.54.0-dev")
+set(gRPC_CPP_SOVERSION    "1.54")
+set(gRPC_CSHARP_VERSION   "2.54.0-dev")
+set(gRPC_CSHARP_SOVERSION "2.54")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING        "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_TARNAME       "${PACKAGE_NAME}-${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT     "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/")
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ endif()
 if (gRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_IS_CSHARP)
   # The value of the defines needs to contain quotes.
   # See https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/fbf32836a418cc84f58786700273b65cb9174e1d/src/core/ext/xds/xds_api.cc#L854
-  add_definitions("-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_NAME_SUFFIX=\"csharp\"" "-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX=\"2.53.0-dev\"")
+  add_definitions("-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_NAME_SUFFIX=\"csharp\"" "-DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX=\"2.54.0-dev\"")
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX AND NOT HAIKU)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfd1178b40b..020a579b6dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ Q = @
 endif
 
 CORE_VERSION = 30.1.0
-CPP_VERSION = 1.53.0-dev
-CSHARP_VERSION = 2.53.0-dev
+CPP_VERSION = 1.54.0-dev
+CSHARP_VERSION = 2.54.0-dev
 
 CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDES)) $(addprefix -D, $(DEFINES))
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAGS)
diff --git a/_metadata.py b/_metadata.py
index 0687a40fb66..663de8d5acc 100644
--- a/_metadata.py
+++ b/_metadata.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.53.0.dev0"""
+__version__ = """1.54.0.dev0"""
diff --git a/build_handwritten.yaml b/build_handwritten.yaml
index be4f9a6f5cb..6d8552ed1ce 100644
--- a/build_handwritten.yaml
+++ b/build_handwritten.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ settings:
   '#10': See the expand_version.py for all the quirks here
   core_version: 30.1.0
   csharp_major_version: 2
-  g_stands_for: glockenspiel
+  g_stands_for: gracious
   protobuf_version: 3.21.12
-  version: 1.53.0-dev
+  version: 1.54.0-dev
 configs:
   asan:
     CC: clang
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 75bdab9a2c7..547f5002775 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0 -DNOMINMAX -DGRPC_ARES=0 \
     -DGRPC_POSIX_FORK_ALLOW_PTHREAD_ATFORK=1 \
     -DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_NAME_SUFFIX='"\"PHP\""' \
-    -DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX='"\"1.53.0dev\""')
+    -DGRPC_XDS_USER_AGENT_VERSION_SUFFIX='"\"1.54.0dev\""')
 
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/backend_metrics)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/census)
diff --git a/doc/g_stands_for.md b/doc/g_stands_for.md
index 25fcfc4e018..a06b6afcbff 100644
--- a/doc/g_stands_for.md
+++ b/doc/g_stands_for.md
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@
 - 1.50 'g' stands for ['galley'](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/v1.50.x)
 - 1.51 'g' stands for ['galaxy'](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/v1.51.x)
 - 1.52 'g' stands for ['gribkoff'](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/v1.52.x)
-- 1.53 'g' stands for ['glockenspiel'](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/master)
+- 1.53 'g' stands for ['glockenspiel'](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/v1.53.x)
+- 1.54 'g' stands for ['gracious'](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/master)
diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index 7ad05b739ec..a687bdb08f5 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-C++'
   # TODO (mxyan): use version that match gRPC version when pod is stabilized
-  version = '1.53.0-dev'
+  version = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC C++ library'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 2b76e3974a0..00567f9deda 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-Core'
-  version = '1.53.0-dev'
+  version = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Core cross-platform gRPC library, written in C'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index ee008c3b731..4349e589cc1 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
-  version = '1.53.0-dev'
+  version = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'RPC library for Protocol Buffers, based on gRPC'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
index c9904d2bee5..d4c08c920f2 100644
--- a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC-RxLibrary'
-  version = '1.53.0-dev'
+  version = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'Reactive Extensions library for iOS/OSX.'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index 5fafcae513c..da989ae34ed 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'gRPC'
-  version = '1.53.0-dev'
+  version = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = version
   s.summary  = 'gRPC client library for iOS/OSX'
   s.homepage = 'https://grpc.io'
diff --git a/include/grpcpp/version_info.h b/include/grpcpp/version_info.h
index 622c0ffa3cf..86b3c62b6ec 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/version_info.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/version_info.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #define GRPCPP_VERSION_INFO_H
 
 #define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 53
+#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 54
 #define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_PATCH 0
 #define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_TAG "dev"
-#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_STRING "1.53.0-dev"
+#define GRPC_CPP_VERSION_STRING "1.54.0-dev"
 
 #endif  // GRPCPP_VERSION_INFO_H
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 7a1a2948ead..a66d82c92d7 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  <date>2019-09-24</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
-  <release>1.53.0dev</release>
-  <api>1.53.0dev</api>
+  <release>1.54.0dev</release>
+  <api>1.54.0dev</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>beta</release>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  </stability>
  <license>Apache 2.0</license>
  <notes>
-- gRPC Core 1.53.0 update
+- gRPC Core 1.54.0 update
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc b/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc
index 57224a52e42..d6e50a0ecad 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/version.cc
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 
 const char* grpc_version_string(void) { return "30.1.0"; }
 
-const char* grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "glockenspiel"; }
+const char* grpc_g_stands_for(void) { return "gracious"; }
diff --git a/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props b/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props
index 168f1f0b454..37c7bc674c1 100644
--- a/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props
+++ b/src/csharp/build/dependencies.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- This file is generated -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GrpcCsharpVersion>2.53.0-dev</GrpcCsharpVersion>
+    <GrpcCsharpVersion>2.54.0-dev</GrpcCsharpVersion>
     <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.21.12</GoogleProtobufVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec
index 9661af1aec7..42edea8db1c 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin.podspec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCCppPlugin'
-  v = '1.53.0-dev'
+  v = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates C++ files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
index 15b1669c54f..92cd3519f29 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin'
-  v = '1.53.0-dev'
+  v = '1.54.0-dev'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates Objective-C files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
diff --git a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h
index 710b0113587..2ca0ec6ffc8 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/version.h
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 // instead. This file can be regenerated from the template by running
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.53.0-dev"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.54.0-dev"
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/version.h b/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
index 57e0e2013a4..032d71c9a1f 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/version.h
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 // instead. This file can be regenerated from the template by running
 // `tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh`.
 
-#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.53.0-dev"
+#define GRPC_OBJC_VERSION_STRING @"1.54.0-dev"
 #define GRPC_C_VERSION_STRING @"30.1.0"
diff --git a/src/php/composer.json b/src/php/composer.json
index 09d18f24bf0..fe6cad4295a 100644
--- a/src/php/composer.json
+++ b/src/php/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "grpc/grpc-dev",
   "description": "gRPC library for PHP - for Development use only",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "1.53.0",
+  "version": "1.54.0",
   "require": {
     "php": ">=7.0.0",
     "google/protobuf": "^v3.3.0"
diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
index 7b9317bf250..5ad4d32c36d 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/version.h
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.53.0dev"
+#define PHP_GRPC_VERSION "1.54.0dev"
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
index d042bbbf080..7bcc77f3746 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_grpcio_metadata.py.template`!!!
 
-__version__ = """1.53.0.dev0"""
+__version__ = """1.54.0.dev0"""
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
index b70f2c1fdcb..408b76230c5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py
index b673771d1c7..c778a8c50b1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_admin/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
index 5e7793224cc..83debb075cd 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_channelz/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py
index 1eecd445a02..ffeac656f17 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_csds/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
index 54edc21dcd1..72fb54c43fc 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
index 3ba536b0ed1..6dcf1062815 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_reflection/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
index 18aae406a8a..6b60303ee99 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_status/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
index 1788186808a..00055d8b959 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_testing/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
index 57536ae7b08..86e4138d77c 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/src/python/grpcio_tests/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
index c298acce779..b0c27ef6d74 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/version.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # GRPC contains the General RPC module.
 module GRPC
-  VERSION = '1.53.0.dev'
+  VERSION = '1.54.0.dev'
 end
diff --git a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
index be4cf6e0c93..8d80d4648b3 100644
--- a/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/tools/version.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 module GRPC
   module Tools
-    VERSION = '1.53.0.dev'
+    VERSION = '1.54.0.dev'
   end
 end
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py
index 13c0a523fe8..209589ed27a 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
 PROTOBUF_VERSION = '3.21.12'
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
index f36fcd09f3e..657827ea96b 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED FROM `$REPO_ROOT/templates/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/grpc_version.py.template`!!!
 
-VERSION = '1.53.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.54.0.dev0'
 PROTOBUF_VERSION = '3.21.12'
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
index e8d374ba082..24856971d77 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.53.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.54.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 62d6d82ed80..253b7b3ca0e 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC C++"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.53.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.54.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc
index ef576238e27..c86d9a80b72 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Objective-C"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.53.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.54.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal
index 69bb33df156..f61a74a145b 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.objc.internal
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC Objective-C"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.53.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.54.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php
index 023c737ad3e..950dc4644e1 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GRPC PHP"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.53.0-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.54.0-dev
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a