diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1cb2d21232..84620ce04e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": "true",
   "name": "ionic2",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.52",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.53",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",