diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7c95a9c..1c7ffd1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -131,4 +131,8 @@ All notable changes to this service will be documented in this file.
## [1.5.2] - Filter on status fix
### Notes
-- Fix for the filtering not working when a null value for status is encountered in the db
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+- Fix for the filtering not working when a null value for status is encountered in the db
+
+## [1.5.3]
+### Notes
+- Updated package references
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diff --git a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api.csproj b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api.csproj
index f38be9f4..d8ec0d4b 100644
--- a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api/DfE.ExternalApplications.Api.csproj
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
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- 1.5.2
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diff --git a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application.csproj b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application.csproj
index 987822ee..cc28597b 100644
--- a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application.csproj
+++ b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application/DfE.ExternalApplications.Application.csproj
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@
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diff --git a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain.csproj b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain.csproj
index 1c69a94c..254d75ba 100644
--- a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain.csproj
+++ b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain/DfE.ExternalApplications.Domain.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure.csproj b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure.csproj
index 7d6f9bdb..f14816fb 100644
--- a/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/src/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure/DfE.ExternalApplications.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
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@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client.csproj b/src/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client.csproj
index 161f0ed3..86f4dff6 100644
--- a/src/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client/GovUK.Dfe.ExternalApplications.Api.Client.csproj
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
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diff --git a/src/Tests/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common.csproj b/src/Tests/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common.csproj
index 327e4a71..f6f45387 100644
--- a/src/Tests/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/Tests/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common/DfE.ExternalApplications.Tests.Common.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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