diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index 87a22c51..6980e63b 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.github.knaw-huc</groupId>
         <artifactId>annorepo</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/client/readme.md b/client/readme.md
index 94d70454..c52df16c 100644
--- a/client/readme.md
+++ b/client/readme.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Add the following to your `pom.xml`
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.github.knaw-huc</groupId>
     <artifactId>annorepo-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.3</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 46804dfa..d046ea7f 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.github.knaw-huc</groupId>
         <artifactId>annorepo</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>annorepo-common</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.3</version>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Shared libraries/classes/methods for AnnoRepo</description>
diff --git a/integration-test/pom.xml b/integration-test/pom.xml
index 5ca1b827..a909d79a 100644
--- a/integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.github.knaw-huc</groupId>
         <artifactId>annorepo</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>annorepo-integration-test</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
-    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.3</version>
 
     <properties>
         <mainClass>nl.knaw.huc.annorepo.integration.IntegrationTest</mainClass>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d337d0b..9e81175f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.github.knaw-huc</groupId>
     <artifactId>annorepo</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5.3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>AnnoRepo</name>
diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index ae244bd8..23cd0ccc 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.github.knaw-huc</groupId>
         <artifactId>annorepo</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>