diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9685c051..92f7c723 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.5.3a'
+release = '0.5.3'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 78db80aa..7267fb81 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="wafer",
-    version="0.5.3a",
+    version="0.5.3",
     url='http://github.com/CTPUG/wafer',
     license='ISC',
     description="A wafer-thin Django library for running small conferences.",
diff --git a/wafer/__init__.py b/wafer/__init__.py
index 0ed828fe..e1411ecf 100644
--- a/wafer/__init__.py
+++ b/wafer/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Wafer, a light-weight conference management library for Django."""
 
-__version__ = "0.5.3a"
+__version__ = "0.5.3"