diff --git a/.docs/index.md b/.docs/index.md
index 8265da0102bbe966821c48cb4fb9473ac20eca99..d99d08d3581e7d480dc340fef1c9632564dd129e 100644
--- a/.docs/index.md
+++ b/.docs/index.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ author: Martin Weise
 ![Maintainability Rating](./images/maintainability.svg)
 ![Security Rating](./images/security.svg)
 
-Documentation for version: [v1.5.2](https://gitlab.phaidra.org/fair-data-austria-db-repository/fda-services/-/releases).
+Documentation for version: [v1.5.3](https://gitlab.phaidra.org/fair-data-austria-db-repository/fda-services/-/releases).
 
 DBRepo is a repository for data in databases that are used from the beginning until the end of a research 
 project supporting data evolution, -citation and -versioning. It implements the query store of the 
diff --git a/.docs/kubernetes.md b/.docs/kubernetes.md
index fa40580f45a4a6b97222a804ae8c8699f39e2748..e553b0411030b5a1fbceff4df6cbb2ed6d876c99 100644
--- a/.docs/kubernetes.md
+++ b/.docs/kubernetes.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ helm upgrade --install dbrepo \
   -n dbrepo \
   "oci://registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/helm/dbrepo" \
   --values ./values.yaml \
-  --version "1.5.2" \
+  --version "1.5.3" \
   --create-namespace \
   --cleanup-on-fail
 ```
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac86d248266d9429e499623a2dba28691420e4dd..12d2779b65139dfc8fe9e187912fc91b7576ec39 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ variables:
   TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: "false"
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
   DOC_VERSION: "1.5"
-  APP_VERSION: "1.5.2"
-  CHART_VERSION: "1.5.2"
+  APP_VERSION: "1.5.3"
+  CHART_VERSION: "1.5.3"
   CACHE_FALLBACK_KEY: ${CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
   # This will supress any download for dependencies and plugins or upload messages which would clutter the console log.
   # `showDateTime` will show the passed time in milliseconds. You need to specify `--batch-mode` to make this work.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91994bda3b8a036503e05af28a152452e94fd087..a348649ecb8dbbd91969fa7ef636fc7bcbdcceae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: all
 
-APP_VERSION ?= 1.5.2
-CHART_VERSION ?= 1.5.2
+APP_VERSION ?= 1.5.3
+CHART_VERSION ?= 1.5.3
 REPOSITORY_URL ?= registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo
 
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile b/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile
index 150d5811a6ce29bfc99588c65b5bafe6a2d87e2b..49d010321ffdd35bca3e13c59f46d2e45dfa7084 100644
--- a/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile
+++ b/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ numpy = "*"
 pandas = "*"
 minio = "*"
 pydantic = "*"
-dbrepo = {path = "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.2.tar.gz"}
+dbrepo = {path = "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.3.tar.gz"}
 opensearch-py = "*"
 
 [dev-packages]
diff --git a/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile.lock b/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile.lock
index 8e7bafd4267885b6d55789c1c8a07a85c167a58b..1964ebd68e7f07ddbcca1f4a444817b5f1c3c453 100644
--- a/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/dbrepo-analyse-service/Pipfile.lock
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:292c2631816ca3dbdbd243e4c006c4bd39d512f5ae7e4b10070102c85ec58a10"
             ],
-            "path": "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.2.tar.gz"
+            "path": "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.3.tar.gz"
         },
         "events": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml
index ee9a683dfb0b56f6d71bacfd5b85416239e98c46..99822586dbea93aadbf3ad9f1013d9551012d185 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
     <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-data-service</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <description>Service that manages the data</description>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml
index a508c88343838c4e04601b6ad91496643eb7bb96..1c794f4ef603eedbc5c36396515353832bb859f9 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service-querystore</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-data-service-querystore</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies/>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/report/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/report/pom.xml
index da3d605405f9b4ab85d3e23bd30f15025962f187..2315b33d4844bfa12bcc51a8c54ea202bd6f01a5 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/report/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/report/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>report</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-data-service-report</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
     <description>
         This module is only intended for the pipeline coverage report. See the detailed report in the
         respective modules
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/rest-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/rest-service/pom.xml
index 0859d437249495400f536e22aea82130fdd1ef98..96b02e1b506ad488b757813d07ec350e00f067ee 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/rest-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/rest-service/pom.xml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rest-service</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-data-service-rest-service</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
             <artifactId>services</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.2</version>
+            <version>1.5.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/services/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/services/pom.xml
index ee3c9b2b6cb322239efcc4eb8c828a5c6c6e88dc..66f014ef7c14c1e2ced090684a20a538a1713fcd 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/services/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/services/pom.xml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>services</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-data-service-services</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
             <artifactId>dbrepo-data-service-querystore</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.2</version>
+            <version>1.5.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/api/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/api/pom.xml
index 9196e2d228a12234adee7a5cbf0eb9a51da8adf6..42dec6711548912643643c870cbb45733b26086b 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/api/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/api/pom.xml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-api</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-api</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
             <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-entities</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.2</version>
+            <version>1.5.3</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/entities/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/entities/pom.xml
index c308f0163b8da4f65b01efcfbedce90d7a0fb9c1..f7f575f633895caf1f4bda5909201aa85929bbd9 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/entities/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/entities/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-entities</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-entity</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies/>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/oai/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/oai/pom.xml
index fddf87ecb4127be0539b63697cba01d0ffa59d61..d08e19730e41123974e19ad7dfaaed6597953b87 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/oai/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-oai</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-oai</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies/>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml
index 49703fa35058cb01e1b73d6b205339e88cad1f29..025be479bb5244d470259fd2963ad4a63c4f155b 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <description>Service that manages the metadata</description>
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/report/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/report/pom.xml
index 95ea8b8b975a11e5851dbde6e60de8e01a8f20f5..f49b7a292a92b5e840df5bbd1b9a0ecdf0287a33 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/report/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/report/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-report</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-report</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/repositories/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/repositories/pom.xml
index 816f71a1cb2390a56ecf35eb3682ed29e34d0372..a6d7bcc2819ad65086b356bb17e2b1523242b011 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/repositories/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/repositories/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-repositories</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-repositories</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/rest-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/rest-service/pom.xml
index 613d4c4d4a6bd2db151b037fc8933013a370e9bd..0be7176e7a50681f12a906b68ff250684b8704a6 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/rest-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/rest-service/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-rest-service</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-rest</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/services/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/services/pom.xml
index d98e575eb94e6893b67125b2898fcca4a097a151..de48899cbe6955abdca5e830048ff51099d88878 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/services/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/services/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-services</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-services</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/test/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/test/pom.xml
index dcccbef8f8083ac032d5f4c14618e3661e4efb86..49cff9ddcb8c8c301d9f0e87adcb16dc61fbcab0 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/test/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/test/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
         <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dbrepo-metadata-service-test</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-metadata-service-test</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile b/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile
index e081ac7bb356a4097aab28b71e44ac86d03e01e0..da6b40dab3378995f966d33c3e97c033e3c5a7a4 100644
--- a/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile
+++ b/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jwt = "~=1.3"
 testcontainers-opensearch = "*"
 pytest = "*"
 rdflib = "*"
-dbrepo = {path = "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.2.tar.gz"}
+dbrepo = {path = "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.3.tar.gz"}
 gunicorn = "*"
 
 [dev-packages]
diff --git a/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile.lock b/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile.lock
index 9ccdcd7ec5ff19ad05b520e1a9665847497e0dc7..0418725c1aad1106f03a9a4c4d2775aac568d0b8 100644
--- a/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/dbrepo-search-service/Pipfile.lock
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:292c2631816ca3dbdbd243e4c006c4bd39d512f5ae7e4b10070102c85ec58a10"
             ],
-            "path": "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.2.tar.gz"
+            "path": "./lib/dbrepo-1.5.3.tar.gz"
         },
         "docker": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/dbrepo-upload-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-upload-service/pom.xml
index d502916f3f4fbbb4155697060856b9ceb95dd7cf..ba4567da8db9d4a61d03fdceb3e08aea29f558a7 100644
--- a/dbrepo-upload-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-upload-service/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <groupId>at.tuwien</groupId>
     <artifactId>dbrepo-upload-service</artifactId>
     <name>dbrepo-upload-service</name>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
 
     <url>https://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/infrastructures/dbrepo/1.5/</url>
     <developers>
diff --git a/helm/dbrepo/Chart.yaml b/helm/dbrepo/Chart.yaml
index abb0c1821abb5ac68d0a92bc6eb7913cf0b5a409..89ba2eec9345f118411d76ffcfd72a655fd1e6e7 100644
--- a/helm/dbrepo/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/dbrepo/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ description: Helm Chart for installing DBRepo
 sources:
   - https://gitlab.phaidra.org/fair-data-austria-db-repository/fda-services
 type: application
-version: "1.5.2"
-appVersion: "1.5.2"
+version: "1.5.3"
+appVersion: "1.5.3"
 keywords:
   - dbrepo
 maintainers:
diff --git a/helm/dbrepo/README.md b/helm/dbrepo/README.md
index 759e67bf4362bb0b53b49d3d24e24db396e37ad9..8df445bfd5c024497272b41b240d9aa6651dd122 100644
--- a/helm/dbrepo/README.md
+++ b/helm/dbrepo/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sample [
 for your deployment and update the variables, especially `hostname`.
 
 ```bash
-helm install my-release "oci://registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/helm/dbrepo" --values ./values.yaml --version "1.5.2"
+helm install my-release "oci://registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/helm/dbrepo" --values ./values.yaml --version "1.5.3"
 ```
 
 ## Prerequisites
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ helm install my-release "oci://registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/helm/dbrepo"
 To install the chart with the release name `my-release`:
 
 ```bash
-helm install my-release "oci://oci://registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/helm" --values ./values.yaml --version "1.5.2"
+helm install my-release "oci://oci://registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/helm" --values ./values.yaml --version "1.5.3"
 ```
 
 The command deploys DBRepo on the Kubernetes cluster in the default configuration. The Parameters section lists the
diff --git a/helm/dbrepo/values.yaml b/helm/dbrepo/values.yaml
index 1a122d2fe3c43f8455ca95565de0ef51946fc0fe..afc18212eda3fb40a614549a21da07c46ea60ed9 100644
--- a/helm/dbrepo/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/dbrepo/values.yaml
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ analyseservice:
   enabled: true
   image:
     ## @skip analyseservice.image.name
-    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/analyse-service:1.5.2
+    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/analyse-service:1.5.3
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-pod
   podSecurityContext:
     ## @param analyseservice.podSecurityContext.enabled Enable pods' Security Context
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ metadataservice:
   enabled: true
   image:
     ## @skip metadataservice.image.name
-    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/metadata-service:1.5.2
+    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/metadata-service:1.5.3
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-pod
   podSecurityContext:
     ## @param metadataservice.podSecurityContext.enabled Enable pods' Security Context
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ dataservice:
   endpoint: http://data-service
   image:
     ## @skip dataservice.image.name
-    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/data-service:1.5.2
+    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/data-service:1.5.3
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-pod
   podSecurityContext:
     ## @param dataservice.podSecurityContext.enabled Enable pods' Security Context
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ searchservice:
   endpoint: http://search-service
   image:
     ## @skip searchservice.image.name
-    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service:1.5.2
+    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service:1.5.3
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-pod
   podSecurityContext:
     ## @param searchservice.podSecurityContext.enabled Enable pods' Security Context
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ searchservice:
   init:
     image:
       ## @skip searchservice.init.image.name
-      name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service-init:1.5.2
+      name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service-init:1.5.3
     ## @param searchservice.init.resourcesPreset The container resource preset
     resourcesPreset: "nano"
     ## @param searchservice.init.resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ storageservice:
   init:
     image:
       ## @skip storageservice.init.image.name
-      name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/storage-service-init:1.5.2
+      name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/storage-service-init:1.5.3
     ## @param storageservice.init.resourcesPreset The container resource preset
     resourcesPreset: "nano"
     ## @param storageservice.init.resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ ui:
   enabled: true
   image:
     ## @skip ui.image.name
-    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/ui:1.5.2
+    name: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/ui:1.5.3
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-pod
   podSecurityContext:
     ## @param ui.podSecurityContext.enabled Enable pods' Security Context
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 12a20e9868dce4d841b4110d29ab84253e2321c1..f45f92691542b3fb6e65b9730365a7f3c810c83f 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # preset
-VERSION="1.5.2"
+VERSION="1.5.3"
 MIN_CPU=8
 MIN_RAM=4
 MIN_MAP_COUNT=262144
diff --git a/lib/python/pyproject.toml b/lib/python/pyproject.toml
index e032c5edfe1310d307060efe6d178b4d4b29561c..dae17d38356c672186c4e9b066c929a39e483a61 100644
--- a/lib/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/lib/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dbrepo"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "1.5.3"
 description = "DBRepo Python Library"
 keywords = [
     "DBRepo",
diff --git a/lib/python/setup.py b/lib/python/setup.py
index 50be6c428aa5d487060590272518f7a9f30177a8..36bc076393305811348862f417ee4eef86fbfc5e 100644
--- a/lib/python/setup.py
+++ b/lib/python/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name="dbrepo",
-      version="1.5.2",
+      version="1.5.3",
       description="A library for communicating with DBRepo",
       url="https://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/infrastructures/dbrepo/1.5/",
       author="Martin Weise",
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 54228d8d4c7fd97d1c704f55cb9dc064d9bca2f8..f109f63239360a5b7d37631ad7739d835cce75cd 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 sonar.projectKey=fair-data-austria-db-repository_fda-services_a57fa043-ab99-4cdd-a721-162d9a916d77
 sonar.host.url=https://s39.datalab.tuwien.ac.at
 # project
-sonar.projectVersion=1.5.2
+sonar.projectVersion=1.5.3
 # general
 sonar.qualitygate.wait=true
 sonar.projectCreation.mainBranchName=master