diff --git a/config/autodeploy-script-source b/config/autodeploy-script-source
index 33fe8d1..c5db52f 100644
--- a/config/autodeploy-script-source
+++ b/config/autodeploy-script-source
@@ -1 +1 @@
-https://github.com/stefan-langenmaier/cubox-i-autodeploy-image/releases/download/v0.52/deploy.sh
+https://github.com/stefan-langenmaier/cubox-i-autodeploy-image/releases/download/v0.53/deploy.sh
diff --git a/create-tag.sh b/create-tag.sh
index 04664d1..d02955e 100644
--- a/create-tag.sh
+++ b/create-tag.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eux
 
 # this is the version that will be used for the next tag
-TAG="v0.53"
+TAG="v0.54"
 DESC="Version bump to latest kernel"
 
 OWNER=stefan-langenmaier
diff --git a/remote/deploy.sh b/remote/deploy.sh
index 7f20b08..35bc38b 100644
--- a/remote/deploy.sh
+++ b/remote/deploy.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -eux
 
 # there are no temporary downloads, the space is limited all files should be streamed directly in place
 
-TAG="v0.52"
+TAG="v0.53"
 
 echo "SETUP userland"
 ARCH=$(uname -m)