diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8cc9f5350..ba2bae49a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.02.52(1)-cvs (2009-09-15)
+2.02.53(1)-cvs (2009-09-15)
diff --git a/VERSION_DM b/VERSION_DM
index 0d3393c4c..09f088ae8 100644
--- a/VERSION_DM
+++ b/VERSION_DM
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.02.37-cvs (2009-09-15)
+1.02.38-cvs (2009-09-15)
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 61a331516..05ce2ef8f 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2.02.53 - 
+=====================================
+
 Version 2.02.52 - 15th September 2009
 =====================================
   Update _process_one_vg to cleanup properly after vg_read_error.
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 6e1e9a9ba..252670f2d 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 1.02.38 - 
+=====================================
+
 Version 1.02.37 - 15th September 2009
 =====================================
   Add dmsetup manpage entries for udevcomplete_all and udevcookies.