diff --git a/apps/mcp-server/package.json b/apps/mcp-server/package.json
index 79f7bbca..e71c6af9 100644
--- a/apps/mcp-server/package.json
+++ b/apps/mcp-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codingbuddy",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "Multi-AI Rules MCP Server - One source of truth for AI coding rules across all AI assistants",
   "author": "JeremyDev87",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/apps/mcp-server/src/shared/version.ts b/apps/mcp-server/src/shared/version.ts
index 44be036d..cc9965a2 100644
--- a/apps/mcp-server/src/shared/version.ts
+++ b/apps/mcp-server/src/shared/version.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
  * Single source of truth for the runtime package version.
  * Updated automatically by scripts/bump-version.sh on each release.
  */
-export const VERSION = '5.2.0';
+export const VERSION = '5.3.0';
diff --git a/packages/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/packages/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 07821a68..ddcb2e9d 100644
--- a/packages/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/packages/claude-code-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codingbuddy",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "PLAN/ACT/EVAL workflow with auto-detection, specialist agents, and reusable skills for systematic TDD development",
   "author": {
     "name": "JeremyDev87",
diff --git a/packages/claude-code-plugin/package.json b/packages/claude-code-plugin/package.json
index c940f9c4..6c35f4b2 100644
--- a/packages/claude-code-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/claude-code-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codingbuddy-claude-plugin",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "Claude Code Plugin for CodingBuddy - PLAN/ACT/EVAL workflow, specialist agents, and reusable skills",
   "author": "JeremyDev87",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "codingbuddy": "^5.2.0"
+    "codingbuddy": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "codingbuddy": {
diff --git a/packages/rules/package.json b/packages/rules/package.json
index 9ec91667..4983df64 100644
--- a/packages/rules/package.json
+++ b/packages/rules/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "codingbuddy-rules",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "AI coding rules for consistent practices across AI assistants",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7a2fd002..8b83bb3f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5521,7 +5521,7 @@ __metadata:
     typescript: "npm:5.9.3"
     vitest: "npm:4.0.17"
   peerDependencies:
-    codingbuddy: ^5.2.0
+    codingbuddy: ^5.3.0
   peerDependenciesMeta:
     codingbuddy:
       optional: true