diff --git a/contrib/ngircd.spec b/contrib/ngircd.spec
index 4a8e23a1..b1ceff00 100644
--- a/contrib/ngircd.spec
+++ b/contrib/ngircd.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define name    ngircd
-%define version 0.5.2
+%define version 0.5.3-pre1
 %define release 1
 %define prefix  %{_prefix}