diff --git a/cli/waiter/version.py b/cli/waiter/version.py
index 10b59ee8b..1af1aeb77 100644
--- a/cli/waiter/version.py
+++ b/cli/waiter/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = '1.5.3-dev0'
+VERSION = '1.5.3'