diff --git a/asteroid/__init__.py b/asteroid/__init__.py
index 99e9555f4..c4c908989 100644
--- a/asteroid/__init__.py
+++ b/asteroid/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .utils import deprecation_utils, torch_utils  # noqa
 
 project_root = str(pathlib.Path(__file__).expanduser().absolute().parent.parent)
-__version__ = "0.6.0dev"
+__version__ = "0.5.3rc0"
 
 
 def show_available_models():