diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a21db9f5..65ac0e57 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dnl #
 dnl ####
 dnl libseccomp defines
 dnl ####
-AC_INIT([libseccomp], [2.5.2])
+AC_INIT([libseccomp], [2.5.3])
 
 dnl ####
 dnl autoconf configuration