2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc8de6b7..84ff7978 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 5.52.2
+VERSION = 5.53
 NAME = rpmdrake
 
 DIRS = po polkit data mime
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2c7f2c32..6eb99726 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Version 5.53 - 11 November 2013, Colin Guthrie
+
 - fix $* escaping in polkit Makefile
 
 Version 5.52.2 - 11 November 2013, Thomas Backlund