diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64a8601..d02a0d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ stunnel-4.33.tar.gz.asc
 /stunnel-4.52.tar.gz
 /stunnel-4.52.tar.gz.asc
 /stunnel-4.52.tar.gz.sha256
+/stunnel-4.53.tar.gz
+/stunnel-4.53.tar.gz.asc
+/stunnel-4.53.tar.gz.sha256
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index bd05c99..e92b168 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-f5e713dda0e8efa659f372832ecd0c2c  stunnel-4.52.tar.gz
-3e84d222525e724788d3c2b29b899610  stunnel-4.52.tar.gz.asc
-7780ed80ba6d6f16b806290747ff195a  stunnel-4.52.tar.gz.sha256
+ab3bfc915357d67da18c73f73610d593  stunnel-4.53.tar.gz
+ea8d7637e072fa1bb8706c85e6ea0152  stunnel-4.53.tar.gz.asc
+cfd8076691a2fc20c604531e1791ea81  stunnel-4.53.tar.gz.sha256
diff --git a/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch b/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch
index 6cbd478..2f679c3 100644
--- a/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch
+++ b/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.8
---- stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.8	2012-01-09 18:09:55.000000000 -0500
-+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.8	2012-03-05 18:29:08.910298860 -0500
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.53-patched/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.53-current/doc/stunnel.8
+--- stunnel-4.53-patched/doc/stunnel.8	2012-05-14 14:12:33.009094961 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.53-current/doc/stunnel.8	2012-05-14 14:14:00.417045185 -0400
 @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
  all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use \fIdebug = debug\fR or
  \&\fIdebug = 7\fR for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.8
  (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
  .Sp
  Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.html
---- stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.html	2012-01-09 18:09:56.000000000 -0500
-+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.html	2012-03-05 18:29:50.890228103 -0500
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.53-patched/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.53-current/doc/stunnel.html
+--- stunnel-4.53-patched/doc/stunnel.html	2012-05-14 14:12:33.010094960 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.53-current/doc/stunnel.html	2012-05-14 14:14:00.417045185 -0400
 @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ emerg (0), alert (1), crit (2), err (3),
  info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for the specified level and
  all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use <em>debug = debug</em> or
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.html
  (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)</p>
  <p>Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.</p>
  </dd>
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
---- stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.pod	2012-01-09 18:09:38.000000000 -0500
-+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.pod	2012-03-05 18:30:27.118167249 -0500
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.53-patched/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.53-current/doc/stunnel.pod
+--- stunnel-4.53-patched/doc/stunnel.pod	2012-05-14 14:12:33.009094961 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.53-current/doc/stunnel.pod	2012-05-14 14:14:00.427045191 -0400
 @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
  all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use I<debug = debug> or
  I<debug = 7> for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.52-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
  (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
  
  Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/src/options.c stunnel-4.52-patched/src/options.c
---- stunnel-4.52/src/options.c	2012-01-01 16:41:58.000000000 -0500
-+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/src/options.c	2012-03-05 18:33:23.820872899 -0500
-@@ -175,8 +175,12 @@ static char *parse_global_option(CMD cmd
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.53-patched/src/options.c stunnel-4.53-current/src/options.c
+--- stunnel-4.53-patched/src/options.c	2012-05-14 14:12:33.012094958 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.53-current/src/options.c	2012-05-14 14:14:00.427045191 -0400
+@@ -179,8 +179,12 @@ static char *parse_global_option(CMD cmd
      case CMD_INIT:
          new_global_options.debug_level=LOG_NOTICE;
  #if !defined (USE_WIN32) && !defined (__vms)
diff --git a/stunnel-4-sample.patch b/stunnel-4-sample.patch
index 2d3fff9..4add9c6 100644
--- a/stunnel-4-sample.patch
+++ b/stunnel-4-sample.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.52/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in stunnel-4.52-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in
---- stunnel-4.52/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2012-01-01 16:46:46.000000000 -0500
-+++ stunnel-4.52-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2012-03-05 18:36:03.793609849 -0500
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.53-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in stunnel-4.53-current/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in
+--- stunnel-4.53-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2012-05-14 14:12:33.011094959 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.53-current/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2012-05-14 14:16:53.065953605 -0400
 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  
  ; A copy of some devices and system files is needed within the chroot jail
diff --git a/stunnel.spec b/stunnel.spec
index 195eab0..f46063c 100644
--- a/stunnel.spec
+++ b/stunnel.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: An SSL-encrypting socket wrapper
 Name: stunnel
-Version: 4.52
+Version: 4.53
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: Applications/Internet
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %exclude %{_sysconfdir}/stunnel/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 14 2012 Avesh Agarwal <avagarwa@redhat.com> - 4.53-1
+- New upstream realease 4.53
+- Updated local patches
+
 * Tue Mar 6 2012 Avesh Agarwal <avagarwa@redhat.com> - 4.52-1
 - New upstream realease 4.52
 - Updated local patches