diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ea55baf242..1c724cbb1f 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 5)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 3)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 1)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 10)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 2)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2021)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Gridcoin]])