diff --git a/configure-libafs.in b/configure-libafs.in
index 4c1790fe4a..6dc422d812 100644
--- a/configure-libafs.in
+++ b/configure-libafs.in
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 AC_INIT(src/libafs/Makefile.common.in)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(openafs-libafs,1.5.52)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(openafs-libafs,1.5.53)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config/afsconfig.h)
-MACOS_VERSION=1.5.52
-LINUX_PKGVER=1.5.52
+MACOS_VERSION=1.5.53
+LINUX_PKGVER=1.5.53
 #LINUX_PKGREL=0.pre0
 LINUX_PKGREL=1.1
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d1dd827d97..efd0820d15 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 AC_INIT(src/config/stds.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(openafs,1.5.52)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(openafs,1.5.53)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config/afsconfig.h)
-MACOS_VERSION=1.5.52
-LINUX_PKGVER=1.5.52
+MACOS_VERSION=1.5.53
+LINUX_PKGVER=1.5.53
 #LINUX_PKGREL=0.pre0
 LINUX_PKGREL=1.1