diff --git a/BezierKit.podspec b/BezierKit.podspec
index 8abc0d75..b5b9a38b 100644
--- a/BezierKit.podspec
+++ b/BezierKit.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "BezierKit"
-  s.version      = "0.5.2"
+  s.version      = "0.5.3"
   s.summary      = "comprehensive Bezier Path library written in Swift"
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/hfutrell/BezierKit"
   s.license      = "MIT"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51cbd790..6697015c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ To integrate BezierKit into your Xcode project using CocoaPods, add it to your t
 
 ```ruby
 target '<Your Target Name>' do
-    pod 'BezierKit', '>= 0.5.2'
+    pod 'BezierKit', '>= 0.5.3'
 end
 ```