diff --git a/rtorrent/configure.ac b/rtorrent/configure.ac
index 855dcf3b..e77a7161 100644
--- a/rtorrent/configure.ac
+++ b/rtorrent/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.9.8, sundell.software@gmail.com)
 
 AC_DEFINE(API_VERSION, 10, api version)
-AC_DEFINE(STICKZ_VERSION, "0.9.8-v5.2", rtorrent stickz version)
+AC_DEFINE(STICKZ_VERSION, "0.9.8-v5.3", rtorrent stickz version)
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)