diff --git a/wxPython/config.py b/wxPython/config.py
index 67edb935cc..8bba692b96 100644
--- a/wxPython/config.py
+++ b/wxPython/config.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import distutils.command.clean
 VER_MAJOR        = 2      # The first three must match wxWidgets
 VER_MINOR        = 5
 VER_RELEASE      = 3
-VER_SUBREL       = 0      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
+VER_SUBREL       = 1      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
 VER_FLAGS        = "p"     # release flags, such as prerelease num, unicode, etc.
 
 DESCRIPTION      = "Cross platform GUI toolkit for Python"
diff --git a/wxPython/docs/CHANGES.txt b/wxPython/docs/CHANGES.txt
index 743840162e..41c070fa35 100644
--- a/wxPython/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/wxPython/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Recent Changes for wxPython
 =====================================================================
 
-2.5.3.0
+2.5.3.1
 -------
 
 wxMac focus and border refreshes corrected.