diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 3987f3e..52b9005 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ExcludeArch: %{ix86}
 %global verify_tarball_signature 1
 
 # The source directory.
-%global source_directory 1.52-stable
+%global source_directory 1.53-development
 
 # Filter perl provides.
 %{?perl_default_filter}
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ ExcludeArch: %{ix86}
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.52.0
-Release:       8%{?dist}
+Version:       1.53.1
+Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
 # Build only for architectures that have a kernel
@@ -1087,6 +1087,9 @@ rm ocaml/html/.gitignore
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 25 2024 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.53.1-1
+- New upstream development version 1.53.1
+
 * Mon Mar 25 2024 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.52.0-8
 - Use %%{bash_completions_dir} macro
 - BR bash-completion-devel, new in Rawhide
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index efde8ee..0d5f678 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (libguestfs-1.52.0.tar.gz) = 48dfaabb6b371ab3476b42310d363addf2fd1dfe43876be3bc984953f6919a30c7de13ef235d83fdd39117d71aa6bbfb5fbb645c1b17bc3031798a2a2b3df9d7
-SHA512 (libguestfs-1.52.0.tar.gz.sig) = c147e3b894c65137145228d70bcda3975a4dd4faa04c066d6783799e3d4825c2eee7c093601002f3a352989d81a75dd63c754f149201921abdded96ecb7a6214
+SHA512 (libguestfs-1.53.1.tar.gz) = 9d855b9d9482f70ee333fe0df3b34483fc301675461998c3fbcdc675c39b5d311a37da3a84c50ebe694eab92e2f3eca55e29ffe6e95b980e8355592e0b9a1b86
+SHA512 (libguestfs-1.53.1.tar.gz.sig) = 0aa6d5490c2575bec98b091ae00e9b97b78faec45160a161ea1b757a157e78416edbae5303d38c5a420267eafd466ca082632fed455a19e5590902682f36aab9