diff --git a/src/gt4sd/__init__.py b/src/gt4sd/__init__.py
index dab06d60d..7419390ee 100644
--- a/src/gt4sd/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gt4sd/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 """Module initialization."""
 
-__version__ = "0.52.0"
+__version__ = "0.53.0"
 __name__ = "gt4sd"
 
 # NOTE: configure SSL to allow unverified contexts by default