diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a5d4316c4c7c..86d227774ae65 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 14
-SUBLEVEL = 52
+SUBLEVEL = 53
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Remembering Coco