diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kealib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kealib/package.py
index 3d9bdd7629..b2636b041d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kealib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kealib/package.py
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ class Kealib(CMakePackage):
     """
 
     homepage = "http://www.kealib.org/"
-    url = "https://github.com/ubarsc/kealib/releases/download/kealib-1.5.2/kealib-1.5.2.tar.gz"
+    url = "https://github.com/ubarsc/kealib/releases/download/kealib-1.5.3/kealib-1.5.3.tar.gz"
     git = "https://github.com/ubarsc/kealib"
 
     maintainers("gillins", "neilflood", "petebunting")
 
     version("develop", git=git)
+    version("1.5.3", sha256="32b2e3c90553a03cf1e8d03781c3710500ca919bca674bc370e86f15338ee93e")
     version("1.5.2", sha256="c4e17c472761a39e45184b5fa687395b319ac75430e0f6584dbf4cec6e335572")
     version("1.5.1", sha256="06cd547b1e40394b9539beaf6982bd249e8ee93d6150295e9cd9161d00829657")
     version("1.5.0", sha256="d19a0fb051019f87fe413bda76472bf4fff8fca52ede92e0ffd983caeafd05b8")