diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-tag-latest-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-tag-latest-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a871f36ceadd..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-tag-latest-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-name: Docker Tag latest-release
-
-# Run every couple of days
-on:
-  schedule:
-  - cron: "30 12 */2 * *"
-
-jobs:
-  # This pulls all containers for the last known release tag, and tags as latest-release or x-latest-release for shared repo
-  tagLatestRelease:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-
-    # Pull the code so we have git metadata
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    # This action will "unshallow" so we have all tag info
-    - name: Get latest tag
-      id: tagger
-      uses: jimschubert/query-tag-action@v2
-      with:
-        include: 'v*'
-        exclude: '*-rc*'
-        commit-ish: 'HEAD~'
-
-    - name: DockerHub Login
-      run: echo "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}" | docker login -u "${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
-    
-    # Tags openapitools/openapi-generator-cli
-    - name: "Tag openapi-generator-cli:x"
-      id: tag-openapi-generator-cli
-      if: always()
-      run: |
-        echo 'Tagging as latest-release: ${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}'
-        docker pull openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}
-        docker tag openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}} openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:latest-release
-        docker push openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:latest-release
-    
-    # Tags openapitools/openapi-generator-online
-    - name: "Tag openapi-generator-online:x"
-      id: tag-openapi-generator-online
-      if: always()
-      run: |
-        echo 'Tagging as latest-release: ${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}'
-        docker pull openapitools/openapi-generator-online:${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}
-        docker tag openapitools/openapi-generator-online:${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}} openapitools/openapi-generator-online:latest-release
-        docker push openapitools/openapi-generator-online:latest-release
-
-    # Tags openapitools/openapi-generator's CLI image (this repo holds CLI + Online via tag prefix)
-    - name: "Tag openapi-generator:cli-x"
-      id: tag-cli
-      if: always()
-      run: |
-        echo 'Tagging as latest-release: ${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}'
-        docker pull openapitools/openapi-generator:cli-${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}
-        docker tag openapitools/openapi-generator:cli-${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}} openapitools/openapi-generator:cli-latest-release
-        docker push openapitools/openapi-generator:cli-latest-release
-
-    # Tags openapitools/openapi-generator's ONLINE image (this repo holds CLI + Online via tag prefix)
-    - name: "Tag openapi-generator:online-x"
-      id: tag-online
-      if: always()
-      run: |
-        echo 'Tagging as latest-release: ${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}'
-        docker pull openapitools/openapi-generator:online-${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}}
-        docker tag openapitools/openapi-generator:online-${{steps.tagger.outputs.tag}} openapitools/openapi-generator:online-latest-release
-        docker push openapitools/openapi-generator:online-latest-release
-
-    # Clean up docker credentials/configs/etc.
-    - name: Cleanup
-      if: always()
-      run: |
-        rm -f ${HOME}/.docker/config.json
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-cli/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-cli/pom.xml
index eff2ae39ca47..c71c8d6d1f1d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-generator-project</artifactId>
         <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0</version>
         <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-core/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-core/pom.xml
index 9eedc6a8347b..879869d0895b 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>openapi-generator-project</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
     <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-    <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.3.0</version>
     <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
     <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
   </parent>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
index 4c303de9b366..7dcd9a9bb54f 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # RELEASE_VERSION
-openApiGeneratorVersion=5.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+openApiGeneratorVersion=5.3.0
 # /RELEASE_VERSION
 
 # BEGIN placeholders
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index d5ba85c0ef33..427073ce1dfb 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-generator-project</artifactId>
         <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0</version>
         <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
index 5a559d77aba2..82c2a093326d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-                <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>5.3.0</version>
                 <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml
index 7e0e42967f04..429de6670460 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
 				<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 				<!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-				<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>5.3.0</version>
 				<!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/multi-module/java-client/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/multi-module/java-client/pom.xml
index 7054853715b7..d367fd186668 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/multi-module/java-client/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/multi-module/java-client/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-                <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>5.3.0</version>
                 <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml
index a2408e81815c..22ba4c24254e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-                <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>5.3.0</version>
                 <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml
index 3dd66f500def..9aea1f9d18f2 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-                <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>5.3.0</version>
                 <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml
index 0efdb9250597..ae631497275e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 				<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
 				<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 				<!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-				<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>5.3.0</version>
 				<!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 1ba1413d34c7..404ad99e7bc2 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-generator-project</artifactId>
         <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0</version>
         <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-online/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-online/pom.xml
index a63300a1adf2..cedd743684d7 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-online/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-online/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-generator-project</artifactId>
         <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0</version>
         <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator/pom.xml
index 0f8609a0c371..bccc0a8b7817 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-generator-project</artifactId>
         <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-        <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>5.3.0</version>
         <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92c2a2058498..cf557c86d46d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>openapi-generator-project</name>
     <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-    <version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.3.0</version>
     <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
     <url>https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator</url>
     <scm>