diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a2c671190e3f6842ce9c40a797485ea094209c19..8af85beb5159909f7df13705826e8c937f2b050b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.3-rc2
+1.5.3