diff --git a/app/Brewpi.h b/app/Brewpi.h
index 008f3544..2e9572e1 100644
--- a/app/Brewpi.h
+++ b/app/Brewpi.h
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@
 #include <AppConfig.h>
 #include "AppConfigDefault.h"
 
-#define VERSION_STRING "0.5.3"
+#define VERSION_STRING "0.5.3-rc2"