diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4363fc7..3e337fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>edu.iris.dmc</groupId>
 	<artifactId>stationXml-Validator</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>1.5.2</version>
+	<version>1.5.3</version>
 	<name>FDSN StationXML Validator</name>