diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 230cf54c02..f407a9aed3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ifndef TEMP_DIR
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d /tmp/heapster.XXXXXX)
 endif
 
-VERSION?=v1.5.2
+VERSION?=v1.5.3
 GIT_COMMIT:=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 TESTUSER=
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml
index 91b09ae6c9..465cd0613f 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/google/heapster.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: heapster
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /heapster
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml
index 44fc56eaeb..e7918d2a28 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/heapster.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: heapster
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /heapster
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml
index 9c428a0382..80909cb4ae 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-controller.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: heapster-test
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         command:
         - /heapster
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-summary-controller.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-summary-controller.yaml
index 630814f763..e023a03f63 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-summary-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-test/heapster-summary-controller.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: heapster-test
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         command:
         - /heapster
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /etc/ssl/certs
           readOnly: true
       - name: eventer-test
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         command:
         - /eventer
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml
index 22c51a0a59..f9f1d30a95 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone-with-apiserver/heapster-deployment.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         command:
         - /heapster
         - --source=kubernetes.summary_api:''
diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml
index f9a940d8e3..f1e7531df2 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/standalone/heapster-controller.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: heapster
       containers:
       - name: heapster
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.2
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/heapster-amd64:v1.5.3
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
         - /heapster