diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 24716475..7e760845 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sqs-consumer",
-  "version": "7.3.0",
+  "version": "7.4.0-canary.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sqs-consumer",
-      "version": "7.3.0",
+      "version": "7.4.0-canary.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-sqs": "^3.363.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c545ab9b..e12239f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sqs-consumer",
-  "version": "7.3.0",
+  "version": "7.4.0-canary.0",
   "description": "Build SQS-based Node applications without the boilerplate",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",