diff --git a/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm b/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm
index 56bc68a19..31bd6ea6f 100644
--- a/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm
+++ b/FHEM/FhemUtils/release.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use vars qw($DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION);
 use vars qw(%UPDATE);
 
 $DISTRIB_ID="Fhem";
-$DISTRIB_RELEASE="5.2";
+$DISTRIB_RELEASE="5.3";
 $DISTRIB_BRANCH="DEVELOPMENT";
 $DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="$DISTRIB_ID $DISTRIB_RELEASE ($DISTRIB_BRANCH)";