diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index e358de45e72ea..5808c883d1d61 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
     protected $startTime;
     protected $loadClassCache;
 
-    const VERSION         = '2.5.3-DEV';
+    const VERSION         = '2.5.3';
     const VERSION_ID      = '20503';
     const MAJOR_VERSION   = '2';
     const MINOR_VERSION   = '5';
     const RELEASE_VERSION = '3';
-    const EXTRA_VERSION   = 'DEV';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION   = '';
 
     /**
      * Constructor.