diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c544200689c38abf555a67276d6d3922eb46ba0d..ac5b8d68ddb06441c9287972b2ba145e827e3d44 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RELEASE 5.3.alpha-svn
+RELEASE 5.3