diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e23780c..56b66223 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 ## Latest releases 🛠
 
-- Kotlin Next Gen | [v5.3.1](https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-Iconics/tree/v5.3.1)
+- Kotlin Next Gen | [v5.3.2](https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-Iconics/tree/v5.3.2)
 - Kotlin  | [v4.0.2](https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-Iconics/tree/v4.0.2)
 - Java AndroidX | [v3.2.5](https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-Iconics/tree/v3.2.5)
 - Java Appcompat | [v3.0.4](https://github.com/mikepenz/Android-Iconics/tree/v3.0.4)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/sample/PlaygroundActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/sample/PlaygroundActivity.kt
index ac18cd14..0edf4628 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/sample/PlaygroundActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/sample/PlaygroundActivity.kt
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ package com.mikepenz.iconics.sample
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.Typeface
 import android.graphics.drawable.StateListDrawable
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.Spannable
 import android.text.SpannableString
-import android.text.style.BackgroundColorSpan
-import android.text.style.DynamicDrawableSpan
-import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan
-import android.text.style.ImageSpan
-import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan
+import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder
+import android.text.style.*
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
@@ -155,6 +153,17 @@ class PlaygroundActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         )
         binding.test6.setImageDrawable(iconStateListDrawable)
 
+        val span = SpannableStringBuilder(binding.test10.text)
+        span.setSpan(
+            StyleSpan(Typeface.BOLD),
+            3,
+            6,
+            Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
+        )
+        span.insert(20, "{fab-android}")
+        binding.test10.text = span
+        binding.test10.text = binding.test10.text
+
         val iconicsDrawableBase = IconicsDrawable(this).apply {
             actionBar()
             colorInt = Color.GREEN
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_playground.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_playground.xml
index 33b94c35..ba661afe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_playground.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_playground.xml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
                     app:iiv_all_size="24dp" />
 
                 <com.mikepenz.iconics.view.IconicsTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/test10"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="56dp"
                     android:text="abcdefgh{faw-adjust}ijk{fon-test1}lmnopqrstuv{fon-test2}wxyz"
@@ -615,4 +616,4 @@
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/content"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
     </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
-</layout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</layout>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a4e9e4a9..c8dc7c9e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ buildscript {
 
     ext {
         release = [
-                versionName: "5.3.1",
-                versionCode: 50301
+                versionName: "5.3.2",
+                versionCode: 50302
         ]
 
         setup = [
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildscript {
         ]
 
         versions = [
-                kotlin          : '1.5.21',
+                kotlin          : '1.5.30',
                 androidX        : '1.0.0',
                 recyclerView    : '1.2.1',
                 material        : '1.4.0',
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ buildscript {
                 ],
                 startup         : '1.1.0',
                 detekt          : '1.18.1',
-                aboutLibraries  : '8.9.1',
-                materialDrawer  : '8.4.3',
+                aboutLibraries  : '8.9.3',
+                materialDrawer  : '8.4.4',
                 fastAdapter     : '5.5.1',
                 // compose
-                compose         : '1.0.2'
+                compose         : '1.0.3'
         ]
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.0-alpha12'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.0-alpha13'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${versions.kotlin}"
         classpath "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-gradle-plugin:${versions.detekt}"
         classpath "com.mikepenz.aboutlibraries.plugin:aboutlibraries-plugin:${versions.aboutLibraries}"
diff --git a/iconics-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/Iconics.kt b/iconics-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/Iconics.kt
index 30bba8e8..fae98022 100644
--- a/iconics-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/Iconics.kt
+++ b/iconics-core/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/iconics/Iconics.kt
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ object Iconics {
         fun on(on: String): BuilderString = on(SpannableString(on))
 
         /** Defines where the icons should be applied to */
-        fun on(on: CharSequence): BuilderString = on(on.toString())
+        fun on(on: CharSequence): BuilderString = on(SpannableString(on))
 
         /** Defines where the icons should be applied to */
         fun on(on: StringBuilder): BuilderString = on(on.toString())