diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 93720435..23c9fa89 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jQuery.timeago.settings.cutoff = 1000*60*60*24;
 |   0.7.x | ([compare][compare-0.7]) locale function overrides; unit tests                  |
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-[compare-1.5]: https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago/compare/v1.4.3...v1.5.2
+[compare-1.5]: https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago/compare/v1.4.3...v1.5.3
 [compare-1.4]: https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago/compare/v1.3.2...v1.4.3
 [compare-1.3]: https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.2
 [compare-1.2]: https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
diff --git a/jquery.timeago.js b/jquery.timeago.js
index 26436567..c85ebcc5 100644
--- a/jquery.timeago.js
+++ b/jquery.timeago.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * updating fuzzy timestamps (e.g. "4 minutes ago" or "about 1 day ago").
  *
  * @name timeago
- * @version 1.5.2
+ * @version 1.5.3
  * @requires jQuery v1.2.3+
  * @author Ryan McGeary
  * @license MIT License - http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e985aeb..db1b2167 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "timeago",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "title": "jQuery Timeago",
   "author": {
     "name": "Ryan McGeary",
diff --git a/timeago.jquery.json b/timeago.jquery.json
index 3bb24a2f..1e228211 100644
--- a/timeago.jquery.json
+++ b/timeago.jquery.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "timeago",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "title": "jQuery Timeago",
   "author": {
     "name": "Ryan McGeary",