diff --git a/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.SlackBuild b/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.SlackBuild
index c391e2b60b..4f2f29cd3b 100644
--- a/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=websocket-client
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.52.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.53.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.info b/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.info
index 375b9b61c1..89aed8a8bd 100644
--- a/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.info
+++ b/python/websocket-client/websocket-client.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="websocket-client"
-VERSION="0.52.0"
+VERSION="0.53.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/liris/websocket-client"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/liris/websocket-client/archive/v0.52.0/websocket-client-0.52.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="00fce35a98af68055ceca00c7435b496"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/liris/websocket-client/archive/v0.53.0/websocket-client-0.53.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="8c0e414aa616f54dc66e21f032c1b4e9"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""