diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index e59c4e71..56634203 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "yjs",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.3",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/DadaMonad/yjs",
   "authors": [
     "Kevin Jahns <kevin.jahns@rwth-aachen.de>"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b0b7632..7840e9f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "yjs",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.3",
   "description": "A Framework that enables Real-Time Collaboration on arbitrary data structures.",
   "main": "./build/node/y.js",
   "scripts": {