diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c47e1b6f..c6e0b05a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
-AC_INIT([fabtests], [1.5.3rc1], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
+AC_INIT([fabtests], [1.5.3], [ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)