$ cat version.patch

--- a/src/main.c	2026-04-28 09:28:12.549788290 +0000
+++ b/src/main.c	2026-04-28 09:28:12.551447105 +0000
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "libbz3.h"
 #include "yarg.h"
+#define VERSION "1.5.3"
 
 #define MODE_DECODE 0
 #define MODE_ENCODE 1
--- a/src/libbz3.c	2026-04-28 09:28:12.550433528 +0000
+++ b/src/libbz3.c	2026-04-28 09:28:12.552510554 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "libsais.h"
 
+#define VERSION "1.5.3"
 #if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
     #define LIKELY(x)   __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1)
     #define UNLIKELY(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)