diff --git a/RNS/_version.py b/RNS/_version.py
index 5197c5f5..a06ff4e0 100644
--- a/RNS/_version.py
+++ b/RNS/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.2"
+__version__ = "1.5.3"