diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c679a05..b6f5a14f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ In 0.11.X and 0.12.x, the Consul JAR is a shaded JAR, with most dependencies inc
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    compile 'com.orbitz.consul:consul-client:1.5.2'
+    compile 'com.orbitz.consul:consul-client:1.5.3'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.orbitz.consul</groupId>
         <artifactId>consul-client</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 303ee24b..d115382a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>com.orbitz.consul</groupId>
     <artifactId>consul-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
     <name>consul-client</name>
     <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
     <description>Consul Client for Java</description>