diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb2d1ce3..cf5fac60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PACKAGE:=osm2pgsql
-VERSION:=0.52
+VERSION:=0.53
 SVN:=$(shell date +%Y%m%d)
 
 CC = gcc