diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Common/VersionInfo.cs b/src/BizHawk.Common/VersionInfo.cs
index adf493274d..0edf862b07 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Common/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Common/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Common
 	public static partial class VersionInfo
 	{
 		// keep this updated at every major release
-		public const string MainVersion = "2.5.2"; // Use numbers only or the new version notification won't work
+		public const string MainVersion = "2.5.3"; // Use numbers only or the new version notification won't work
 		public const string ReleaseDate = "September 12, 2020";
 		public const string HomePage = "http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk.html";
 		public static readonly bool DeveloperBuild = true;