diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05b19df..4b86554 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>berlin.yuna</groupId>
     <artifactId>nats-streaming-server-embedded</artifactId>
-    <version>0.25.7-rc.52</version>
+    <version>0.25.7-rc.53</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index efd95f1..2c80433 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.25.7-rc.52
+0.25.7-rc.53