diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
index 00f41417..03940819 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/Cli.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Cli {
 
         Core core
         try {
-            core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.2")
+            core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.3")
         } catch (Exception bad) {
             bad.printStackTrace(System.out)
             println "Failed to initialize core, exiting"
diff --git a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
index 2a0582a2..b527a1d2 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
+++ b/cli/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/cli/CliDownloader.groovy
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CliDownloader {
 
         Core core
         try {
-            core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.2")
+            core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.3")
         } catch (Exception bad) {
             bad.printStackTrace(System.out)
             println "Failed to initialize core, exiting"
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
index 162b180a..8666ea78 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class Core {
             }
         }
 
-        Core core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.2")
+        Core core = new Core(props, home, "0.5.3")
         core.startServices()
 
         // ... at the end, sleep or execute script
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index fa0727e0..e988048e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group         = com.muwire
-version       = 0.5.2
+version       = 0.5.3
 i2pVersion    = 0.9.43
 groovyVersion = 2.4.15
 slf4jVersion  = 1.7.25