diff --git a/typed_ast/__init__.py b/typed_ast/__init__.py
index 91cd4368..a06ff4e0 100644
--- a/typed_ast/__init__.py
+++ b/typed_ast/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.5.3.dev0"
+__version__ = "1.5.3"