diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7589638e..16b254c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endfunction()
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-project (Beast VERSION 252)
+project (Beast VERSION 253)
 
 set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 option (Beast_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/version.hpp b/include/boost/beast/version.hpp
index ccc3e70b..5b44a5be 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/version.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/version.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     This is a simple integer that is incremented by one every
     time a set of code changes is merged to the develop branch.
 */
-#define BOOST_BEAST_VERSION 252
+#define BOOST_BEAST_VERSION 253
 
 #define BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING "Boost.Beast/" BOOST_STRINGIZE(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION)