diff --git a/rdmo/__init__.py b/rdmo/__init__.py
index c02e840671..470158ebc2 100644
--- a/rdmo/__init__.py
+++ b/rdmo/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __title__ = 'rdmo'
-__version__ = '1.5.2'
+__version__ = '1.5.3'
 __author__ = 'Jochen Klar'
 __email__ = 'jklar@aip.de'
 __license__ = 'Apache-2.0'