diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 524f4100d..b038633d1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog (Pillow)
 ==================
 
+2.5.3 (2014-08-18)
+------------------
+
+- Fixed CVE-2014-3598, a DOS in the Jpeg2KImagePlugin
+  [Andrew Drake]
+
+
 2.5.2 (2014-08-13)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/PIL/__init__.py b/PIL/__init__.py
index ea785d373..d5894c447 100644
--- a/PIL/__init__.py
+++ b/PIL/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # ;-)
 
 VERSION = '1.1.7'  # PIL version
-PILLOW_VERSION = '2.5.2' # Pillow
+PILLOW_VERSION = '2.5.3' # Pillow
 
 _plugins = ['BmpImagePlugin',
             'BufrStubImagePlugin',
diff --git a/_imaging.c b/_imaging.c
index eff632082..0fc7f3d21 100644
--- a/_imaging.c
+++ b/_imaging.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
  * See the README file for information on usage and redistribution.
  */
 
-#define PILLOW_VERSION "2.5.2"
+#define PILLOW_VERSION "2.5.3"
 
 #include "Python.h"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f01ac1d9b..7d00d25a8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ except (ImportError, OSError):
 
 
 NAME = 'Pillow'
-PILLOW_VERSION = '2.5.2'
+PILLOW_VERSION = '2.5.3'
 TCL_ROOT = None
 JPEG_ROOT = None
 JPEG2K_ROOT = None