diff --git a/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile
index 82a6d4018970..732a7483e93b 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-backports/Makefile
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	backports
-PORTVERSION=	2.5.1
+PORTVERSION=	2.5.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
-MAINTAINER=	bryan@shatow.net
+MAINTAINER=	ruby@freebsd.org
 COMMENT=	Ruby 1.9 backports for 1.8
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
diff --git a/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo b/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo
index ea348cf3fd0b..0684a734080c 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo
+++ b/devel/rubygem-backports/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (rubygem/backports-2.5.1.gem) = 6121d3ae1bcffc426db7264bda9ca721270850c125761170ec0764a50eca64db
-SIZE (rubygem/backports-2.5.1.gem) = 56320
+SHA256 (rubygem/backports-2.5.3.gem) = b71fbdb1aa965e10d5214e05a44a648ca84d8b076486cd02ed641baed7bebdfd
+SIZE (rubygem/backports-2.5.3.gem) = 56320