diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f775f53de1bf..8472e43cbb5ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 32
-EXTRAVERSION = .52
+EXTRAVERSION = .53
 NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*