diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index e3beaed26..c48f71f66 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- velocypack v2.5.3
+
 ## [6.11.0] - 2021-04-21
 
 - added support for getting db log entries via `GET /_admin/log/entries` (ArangoDB v3.8)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13d22663d..943226aa7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
                 <artifactId>velocypack</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.2</version>
+                <version>2.5.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>