diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b5266c..a5c5aa6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 	<artifactId>smartgears-distribution</artifactId>
 
-	<version>2.5.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.5.3</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>A distribution for the SmartGears Framework</name>