diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f1d9a4a..7a4c2ef 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.68])
-AC_INIT([pkgconf], [0.5.2], [http://github.com/nenolod/pkgconf/issues])
+AC_INIT([pkgconf], [0.5.3], [http://github.com/nenolod/pkgconf/issues])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([pkg.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([getopt_long strlcpy strlcat strndup])