diff --git a/README b/README
index af955df..95350b6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Test/Pod version 1.52
+Test/Pod version 1.53
 =====================
 
 This library's module, Test::Pod, provides an interface for validating POD in
diff --git a/lib/Test/Pod.pm b/lib/Test/Pod.pm
index 34ab7dd..340cf63 100644
--- a/lib/Test/Pod.pm
+++ b/lib/Test/Pod.pm
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Test::Pod - check for POD errors in files
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-Version 1.52
+Version 1.53
 
 =cut
 
-our $VERSION = '1.52';
+our $VERSION = '1.53';
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS