diff --git a/set_version.sh b/set_version.sh
index d4fc3d4a..ca6facef 100755
--- a/set_version.sh
+++ b/set_version.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-export version=0.5.3-alpha.5
+export version=0.5.3-alpha.6
 echo "pub const VERSION: &str = \"${version}\";" > src/version.rs
diff --git a/src/version.rs b/src/version.rs
index 2e6f4203..0b71a28d 100644
--- a/src/version.rs
+++ b/src/version.rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pub const VERSION: &str = "0.5.3-alpha.5";
+pub const VERSION: &str = "0.5.3-alpha.6";