diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cb0c939..be14282 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.2
+0.5.3
diff --git a/contracts/Scarb.toml b/contracts/Scarb.toml
index fcae6b3..fb747e1 100644
--- a/contracts/Scarb.toml
+++ b/contracts/Scarb.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 cairo-version = "=2.8.4"
 name = "pixelaw"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 homepage = "https://github.com/pixelaw/core"
 edition = "2024_07"
 
diff --git a/contracts/Scarb_deploy.toml b/contracts/Scarb_deploy.toml
index ec76af9..a431ce3 100644
--- a/contracts/Scarb_deploy.toml
+++ b/contracts/Scarb_deploy.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 cairo-version = "=2.8.4"
 name = "pixelaw"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 homepage = "https://github.com/pixelaw/core"
 edition = "2024_07"