diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
index 5c248d3..e01b8d5 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 
-__version__ = "1.51.1"
+__version__ = "1.53.0"
 
 import sys
 if sys.version_info < (3, 6, 0):