diff --git a/README b/README
index 25c80deb..d4cfda9b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Usermin Version 1.852
+Usermin Version 1.853
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 To setup usermin, simply run the  setup.sh  shell script, which should be
 found in the same directory as this README file. This will setup Usermin
diff --git a/version b/version
index 310aa9f2..9a9d6697 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.852
+1.853