diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b89d7055fb7c439b38b578df4895e4c76aae3bca..b436e09bf2ef80ef5588bb3d0bf2bb820c08b061 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.5.2
+current_version = 2.5.3
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index dc5edcd974f634361d47511b4e78d220d84b432e..f290473efb1023c3c62af70979f44964a256ae6e 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.5.2
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.5.2.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.5.2
+  current_version: 2.5.3
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.5.3.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.5.3
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.5.2
+    current_tag: 2.5.3
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.5.2
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.5.3
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb364ffcb0b870228434b4ab19fa43a0e111e464..dfcc5ac07ea64a459814af3b4d1acf923ee47ca2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.2</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.5.3</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>