diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b9431ec..4ff12be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   RUST_VERSION: 1.75.0
-  FORC_VERSION: 0.52.1
-  CORE_VERSION: 0.22.0
+  FORC_VERSION: 0.53.0
+  CORE_VERSION: 0.23.0
   PATH_TO_SCRIPTS: .github/scripts
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3e44ac..92d7832 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Example of the SRC-7 implementation where metadata exists for only a single asse
 Example of the SRC-7 implementation where metadata exists for multiple assets with differing `SubId`s.
 
 > **Note**
-> All standards currently use `forc v0.52.1`.
+> All standards currently use `forc v0.53.0`.
 
 <!-- TODO:
 ## Contributing