diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index f75da505f0..db1dbd0fd9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7-atomic
 
-ARG AGENT_VERSION="5.2.1"
+ARG AGENT_VERSION="5.3.0"
 LABEL name="SignalFx Smart Agent" \
 	  maintainer="SignalFx, Inc." \
 	  vendor="SignalFx, Inc." \
diff --git a/deployments/cloudfoundry/buildpack/bin/supply b/deployments/cloudfoundry/buildpack/bin/supply
index 9a4be579c9..d878bf8869 100755
--- a/deployments/cloudfoundry/buildpack/bin/supply
+++ b/deployments/cloudfoundry/buildpack/bin/supply
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BUILDPACK_DIR=`dirname $(readlink -f ${BASH_SOURCE%/*})`
 TARGET_DIR="$BUILD_DIR/.signalfx"
 
 # Set a default version of the SignalFx Agent to use if none is specified
-SIGNALFX_AGENT_VERSION="${SIGNALFX_AGENT_VERSION-5.2.1}"
+SIGNALFX_AGENT_VERSION="${SIGNALFX_AGENT_VERSION-5.3.0}"
 
 echo "-----> Installing signalfx-agent ${SIGNALFX_AGENT_VERSION}"
 echo "       BUILD_DIR: $BUILD_DIR"
diff --git a/deployments/ecs/signalfx-agent-task.json b/deployments/ecs/signalfx-agent-task.json
index 0d2a9d9608..9868ff17cf 100644
--- a/deployments/ecs/signalfx-agent-task.json
+++ b/deployments/ecs/signalfx-agent-task.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "CONFIG_URL",
-                    "value": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/v5.2.1/deployments/ecs/agent.yaml"
+                    "value": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/v5.3.0/deployments/ecs/agent.yaml"
                 }
             ],
             "ulimits": null,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             "memory": null,
             "memoryReservation": null,
             "volumesFrom": [],
-            "image": "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.2.1",
+            "image": "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.3.0",
             "disableNetworking": null,
             "healthCheck": null,
             "essential": true,
diff --git a/deployments/fargate/example-fargate-task.json b/deployments/fargate/example-fargate-task.json
index fa5ea521e2..a1cb78a53b 100644
--- a/deployments/fargate/example-fargate-task.json
+++ b/deployments/fargate/example-fargate-task.json
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "CONFIG_URL",
-                    "value": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/v5.2.1/deployments/fargate/agent.yaml"
+                    "value": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/v5.3.0/deployments/fargate/agent.yaml"
                 }
             ],
             "dockerLabels": {
                 "app": "signalfx-agent"
             },
             "name": "signalfx-agent",
-            "image": "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.2.1"
+            "image": "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.3.0"
         }
     ],
     "cpu": "128",
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/configmap.yaml b/deployments/k8s/configmap.yaml
index e5afe36fba..f6805839d8 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/configmap.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ data:
     cluster: MY-CLUSTER
 
     writer:
+      signalFxEnabled: true
 
     logging:
       level: info
@@ -50,17 +51,10 @@ data:
     - type: vmem
 
 
-    - type: kubelet-stats
+    - type: kubelet-metrics
       kubeletAPI:
         authType: serviceAccount
-      datapointsToExclude:
-      - dimensions:
-          container_image:
-           - '*pause-amd64*'
-           - 'k8s.gcr.io/pause*'
-        metricNames:
-          - '*'
-          - '!*network*'
+      usePodsEndpoint: false
 
     # Collects k8s cluster-level metrics
     - type: kubernetes-cluster
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/daemonset.yaml b/deployments/k8s/daemonset.yaml
index 042da45f6a..13fce8ce0c 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/daemonset.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: signalfx-agent
   labels:
     app: signalfx-agent
-    version: 5.2.1
+    version: 5.3.0
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app: signalfx-agent
-        version: 5.2.1
+        version: 5.3.0
 
       annotations:
         {}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
 
       containers:
       - name: signalfx-agent
-        image: "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.2.1"
+        image: "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.3.0"
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /bin/signalfx-agent
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/Chart.yaml b/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/Chart.yaml
index d714bb354b..d20472bcbc 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: The SignalFx Smart Agent
 name: signalfx-agent
-appVersion: 5.2.1
+appVersion: 5.3.0
 version: 1.0.1
 keywords:
 - monitoring
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/values.yaml b/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/values.yaml
index bb7d0ae53c..4fadfdbed1 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/helm/signalfx-agent/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Version of the signalfx-agent to deploy.  This will be the default for the
 # docker image tag if not overridden with imageTag
-agentVersion: 5.2.1
+agentVersion: 5.3.0
 
 # If false, datapoints, events, and spans will not be emitted to the SignalFx
 # backend.
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/serverless/configmap.yaml b/deployments/k8s/serverless/configmap.yaml
index 49aa69fa39..89bece0018 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/serverless/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/serverless/configmap.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ data:
     cluster: MY-CLUSTER
 
     writer:
+      signalFxEnabled: true
 
     logging:
       level: info
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ data:
     monitors:
 
 
-    - type: kubelet-stats
+    - type: kubelet-metrics
       # Change 'fargate' part to something else if using another serverless K8s
       # platform.  We avoid scraping kubelet stats from the same node as the
       # agent because EKS restricts connections between a pod and its own
@@ -54,14 +55,7 @@ data:
           }
       kubeletAPI:
         authType: serviceAccount
-      datapointsToExclude:
-      - dimensions:
-          container_image:
-           - '*pause-amd64*'
-           - 'k8s.gcr.io/pause*'
-        metricNames:
-          - '*'
-          - '!*network*'
+      usePodsEndpoint: false
 
     # Collects k8s cluster-level metrics
     - type: kubernetes-cluster
diff --git a/deployments/k8s/serverless/deployment.yaml b/deployments/k8s/serverless/deployment.yaml
index 324f9365ed..275962d646 100644
--- a/deployments/k8s/serverless/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/k8s/serverless/deployment.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   name: signalfx-agent
   labels:
     app: signalfx-agent
-    version: 5.2.1
+    version: 5.3.0
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app: signalfx-agent
-        version: 5.2.1
+        version: 5.3.0
 
       annotations:
         {}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
 
       containers:
       - name: signalfx-agent
-        image: "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.2.1"
+        image: "quay.io/signalfx/signalfx-agent:5.3.0"
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /bin/signalfx-agent