diff --git a/functions/rcloneinstall.sh b/functions/rcloneinstall.sh
index 969dc4e2..4662e807 100644
--- a/functions/rcloneinstall.sh
+++ b/functions/rcloneinstall.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 rcloneinstall() {
 
     # install what version of rclone
-    rversion=1.48
+    rversion=1.53
 
     rcheck1=$(rclone --version 2>&1)
     rcheck2=$(echo $rcheck1 | cut -c1-12)