diff --git a/chain/chain/src/tests/simple_chain.rs b/chain/chain/src/tests/simple_chain.rs
index f43efcb79e7..fa69126eac0 100644
--- a/chain/chain/src/tests/simple_chain.rs
+++ b/chain/chain/src/tests/simple_chain.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ fn empty_chain() {
     let hash = chain.head().unwrap().last_block_hash;
     // The hashes here will have to be modified after each change to genesis file.
     #[cfg(feature = "nightly_protocol")]
-    assert_eq!(hash, CryptoHash::from_str("2VFkBfWwcTqyVJ83zy78n5WUNadwGuJbLc2KEp9SJ8dV").unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(hash, CryptoHash::from_str("A66sjdBrMzMi96tuaQXTBDAaePUDxYCo2qSBGCzHTMgb").unwrap());
     #[cfg(not(feature = "nightly_protocol"))]
-    assert_eq!(hash, CryptoHash::from_str("8UF2TCELQ2sSqorskN5myyC7h1XfgxYm68JHJMKo5n8X").unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(hash, CryptoHash::from_str("8t6f63ezCoqS2nNxT7KivhvHH5tvNND4dj7RY3Hwhn64").unwrap());
     assert_eq!(count_utc, 1);
 }
 
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ fn build_chain() {
     #[cfg(feature = "nightly_protocol")]
     assert_eq!(
         prev_hash,
-        CryptoHash::from_str("299HrY4hpubeFXa3V9DNtR36dGEtiz4AVfMbfL6hT2sq").unwrap()
+        CryptoHash::from_str("4jTD7SXoyvFiLmKkVDuP6jEdDZhuWQAqjb2C1Ba4Uynu").unwrap()
     );
     #[cfg(not(feature = "nightly_protocol"))]
     assert_eq!(
         prev_hash,
-        CryptoHash::from_str("BkRwcuuVjS86zNvP8DDC9FzsJfWQLV92YyX7NCAz3TNu").unwrap()
+        CryptoHash::from_str("DcfBcEHCh9Jd3gbgU8KNuP9kcN4WxyfonpMAq7jAmgaC").unwrap()
     );
 
     for i in 0..4 {
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ fn build_chain() {
     #[cfg(feature = "nightly_protocol")]
     assert_eq!(
         chain.head().unwrap().last_block_hash,
-        CryptoHash::from_str("A1ZqLuyanSg6YeD3HxGco2tJYEAsmHvAva5n4dsPTgij").unwrap()
+        CryptoHash::from_str("43BEyYbBJr9gG868PsGj7ikYdKGmX42jTSuZghpNUQ7L").unwrap()
     );
     #[cfg(not(feature = "nightly_protocol"))]
     assert_eq!(
         chain.head().unwrap().last_block_hash,
-        CryptoHash::from_str("8FkFyWKsnAvAEVAwR41GFTY9i9eQnvGCm52FCYR7qEhy").unwrap()
+        CryptoHash::from_str("5DDPykKCvGKTpSi5YSgzw8UY5BB18JaxNs5218hWwfN7").unwrap()
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/nearcore/res/genesis_config.json b/nearcore/res/genesis_config.json
index 6b7759b51ab..2380d208db4 100644
--- a/nearcore/res/genesis_config.json
+++ b/nearcore/res/genesis_config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "protocol_version": 52,
+  "protocol_version": 53,
   "genesis_time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
   "chain_id": "sample",
   "genesis_height": 0,