diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e1bff7..f3479d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Similar to [dwm-flexipatch](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-flexipatch) this dmenu 5.2 (8df553e,
-2023-09-22) project has a different take on patching. It uses preprocessor directives to decide
+Similar to [dwm-flexipatch](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-flexipatch) this dmenu 5.3 (7be720c,
+2024-03-19) project has a different take on patching. It uses preprocessor directives to decide
 whether or not to include a patch during build time. Essentially this means that this build, for
 better or worse, contains both the patched _and_ the original code. The aim being that you can
 select which patches to include and the build will contain that code and nothing more.
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 29b96ca..9d94f27 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dmenu version
-VERSION = 5.2
+VERSION = 5.3
 
 # paths
 PREFIX = /usr/local