diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b482233..060605c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -115,3 +115,4 @@
 /vala-0.52.3.tar.xz
 /vala-0.52.4.tar.xz
 /vala-0.52.5.tar.xz
+/vala-0.53.1.tar.xz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 7aafdf8..9b4e928 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (vala-0.52.5.tar.xz) = 88522ab5d12a8fbf538ed6ca56a1f402f3749bdfcfc9cdee2ad7ebcf98ebcd606e976fded83f2d853ac32cbaf326d96d1d888a5c56d018389753ac43456fa82f
+SHA512 (vala-0.53.1.tar.xz) = 0bd9406de473b5448d109309babb228e4af142a9fa2f7a76b4a971dd3802a598adf5e794d08e18cf91c6abd41b113c0c7ac0a737e4667b6c351de46e4462df04
diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index e1eac82..13511de 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-%global api_ver 0.52
+%global api_ver 0.54
 %global priority 90
 
 Name:           vala
-Version:        0.52.5
+Version:        0.53.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A modern programming language for GNOME
 
 # Most files are LGPLv2.1+, curses.vapi is 2-clause BSD
 License:        LGPLv2+ and BSD
 URL:            https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala
-Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/0.52/vala-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/0.53/vala-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  flex
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 23 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 0.53.1-1
+- Update to 0.53.1
+
 * Mon Aug 16 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 0.52.5-1
 - Update to 0.52.5