diff --git a/library/Tiger/Version.php b/library/Tiger/Version.php
index e0655d5..d65327b 100644
--- a/library/Tiger/Version.php
+++ b/library/Tiger/Version.php
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 class Tiger_Version
 {
     /** Current Tiger Core version. Keep in lockstep with the git tag cut for a release. */
-    const VERSION = '0.52.0-beta';
+    const VERSION = '0.53.0-beta';
 }