diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 26a93a9..4374183 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name='Hoover',
-      version='0.5.2',
+      version='0.5.3',
       description="Library for logging to Loggly from within Python webapps",
       author="Mike Blume",
       author_email="mike@loggly.com",