diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4f39aec..9814753e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Ares is provided as Maven dependency. To use Ares in the test environment of a M
 <dependency>
     <groupId>de.tum.in.ase</groupId>
     <artifactId>artemis-java-test-sandbox</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
     <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Assume you have a Java 11 Maven project, and the inside of `pom.xml` looks like
     <dependency>
         <groupId>de.tum.in.ase</groupId>
         <artifactId>artemis-java-test-sandbox</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db8a8523..f4ee2bac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>de.tum.in.ase</groupId>
 	<artifactId>artemis-java-test-sandbox</artifactId>
-	<version>1.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.5.3</version>
 	<name>Ares</name>
 	<description>The Artemis Java Test Sandbox. A JUnit 5 Extension for secure Artemis Java Testing.</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/ls1intum/artemis-java-test-sandbox</url>