diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+++ b/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELASTIC_VERSION=8.5.2
+ELASTIC_VERSION=8.5.3
 
 ## Passwords for stack users
 #
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71a0d3c..6b67ffb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Elastic stack (ELK) on Docker
 
-[![Elastic Stack version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Elastic%20Stack-8.5.2-00bfb3?style=flat&logo=elastic-stack)](https://www.elastic.co/blog/category/releases)
+[![Elastic Stack version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Elastic%20Stack-8.5.3-00bfb3?style=flat&logo=elastic-stack)](https://www.elastic.co/blog/category/releases)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/deviantony/docker-elk/workflows/CI/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/deviantony/docker-elk/actions?query=workflow%3ACI+branch%3Amain)
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