diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ac5b8d68ddb06441c9287972b2ba145e827e3d44..86387c49a9c4081c0d6035ad6ed46337d8c64fd4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.3
+RELEASE 5.3.1