diff --git a/wxPython/config.py b/wxPython/config.py
index 7a8aca3525..069da05942 100644
--- a/wxPython/config.py
+++ b/wxPython/config.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import distutils.command.clean
 
 VER_MAJOR        = 2      # The first three must match wxWidgets
 VER_MINOR        = 5
-VER_RELEASE      = 2
-VER_SUBREL       = 9      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
+VER_RELEASE      = 3
+VER_SUBREL       = 0      # wxPython release num for x.y.z release of wxWidgets
 VER_FLAGS        = "p"     # release flags, such as prerelease num, unicode, etc.
 
 DESCRIPTION      = "Cross platform GUI toolkit for Python"