diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2a4a285..fd6a637e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks/setup-cli/main/install.s
 To install a specific version, you can replace `main` with a specific release tag:
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks/setup-cli/v0.252.0/install.sh | sh
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databricks/setup-cli/v0.253.0/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
 ## GitHub Actions
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ To always use the latest version of the Databricks CLI, use the action from the
 In case you need to use a specific version of the Databricks CLI, use the action from a release tag:
 
 ```yml
-- uses: databricks/setup-cli@v0.252.0
+- uses: databricks/setup-cli@v0.253.0
 ```
 
 Replace the tag with the version you want to use.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Alternatively, you can specify the version as a parameter to the action:
 ```yml
 - uses: databricks/setup-cli@main
   with:
-    version: 0.252.0
+    version: 0.253.0
 ```
 
 ## Preview notice
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fd22eeaf..30b00ffe 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.252.0
+0.253.0
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f9abc833..33ddae6a 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Note: we cannot assume we're running bash and use the set -euo pipefail approach.
 set -e
 
-VERSION="0.252.0"
+VERSION="0.253.0"
 FILE="databricks_cli_$VERSION"
 
 # Include operating system in file name.