diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2ebdc8c55..81ed19625 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/bellperson"
 homepage = "https://github.com/filecoin-project/bellman"
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/filecoin-project/bellman"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2018"