diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f33e9b7eea..f2ba63348b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ See docs/licenses for licenses of dependencies.
 
 .. |Python3| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3-blue.svg?v=1
 
-.. |GithubCommits| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/pygame-community/pygame-ce/2.5.1.svg
-   :target: https://github.com/pygame-community/pygame-ce/compare/2.5.1...main
+.. |GithubCommits| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/pygame-community/pygame-ce/2.5.2.svg
+   :target: https://github.com/pygame-community/pygame-ce/compare/2.5.2...main
 
 .. |DocsStatus| image:: https://img.shields.io/website?down_message=offline&label=docs&up_message=online&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpyga.me%2Fdocs%2F
    :target: https://pyga.me/docs/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8649b4aea7..2f1b70a7af 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pygame-ce"
-version = "2.5.3.dev1"
+version = "2.5.3.dev2"
 description = "Python Game Development"
 readme = "README.rst" # for long description
 requires-python = ">=3.9"