diff --git a/rskj-core/src/main/resources/version.properties b/rskj-core/src/main/resources/version.properties
index 8fb47f42eeb..3ac133f06ac 100644
--- a/rskj-core/src/main/resources/version.properties
+++ b/rskj-core/src/main/resources/version.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-versionNumber='0.5.4'
-modifier="SNAPSHOT"
+versionNumber='0.5.3'
+modifier="ORCHID"