diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78bbb3d..e04c276 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /mate-settings-daemon-1.4.0.tar.xz
 /mate-settings-daemon-1.5.0.tar.xz
+/mate-settings-daemon-1.5.3.tar.xz
diff --git a/mate-settings-daemon.spec b/mate-settings-daemon.spec
index 0913b2a..65ddb1d 100644
--- a/mate-settings-daemon.spec
+++ b/mate-settings-daemon.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 Name:           mate-settings-daemon
-Version:        1.5.0
+Version:        1.5.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        MATE Desktop settings daemon
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 29 2012 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 1.5.3-1
+- update to 1.5.3 release
+
 * Mon Oct 29 2012 Leigh Scott <leigh123linux@googlemail.com> - 1.5.0-1
 - update to 1.5.0 release
 - add schema scriptlets and remove mateconf scriptlets
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 1cc41be..7a22d87 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-066bd75a15dc43e81af55e2dc3f7a226  mate-settings-daemon-1.5.0.tar.xz
+c3ce8546dcdfbd6fd0578e02b0cab82d  mate-settings-daemon-1.5.3.tar.xz