diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 1be3e6d7c1c..ae2452d5c72 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MAJOR 5 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_MINOR 3 )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH 2 )
-set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2024 )
+set( MIRALL_VERSION_YEAR  2025 )
 set( MIRALL_SOVERSION 0 )
 
 if ( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
-    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "git") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
+    set( MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc.6") #e.g. beta1, beta2, rc1
 endif( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD )