diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 0816c57d..ea1fc0b6 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Business Source License 1.1
 Parameters
 
 Licensor:             Lightbend, Inc.
-Licensed Work:        Akka Management 1.5.2
+Licensed Work:        Akka Management 1.5.3
                       This license applies to all sub directories and files
                       UNLESS another license file is present in a sub
                       directory, then that other license applies to all files
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Additional Use Grant:
     Connecting to a Play Framework websocket and/or Play Framework
     request/response bodies for server and play-ws client.
 
-Change Date:          2027-05-13
+Change Date:          2027-08-08
 
 Change License:       Apache License, Version 2.0
 
diff --git a/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml b/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
index 6679efea..a8c81eb4 100644
--- a/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-java/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
     <akka.version>2.9.3</akka.version>
-    <akka-management.version>1.5.2</akka-management.version>
+    <akka-management.version>1.5.3</akka-management.version>
     <akka-http.version>10.6.3</akka-http.version>
     <scala.binary.version>2.13</scala.binary.version>
     <version.number>${git.commit.time}-${git.commit.id.abbrev}</version.number>
diff --git a/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt b/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
index 0c16fe16..70b44ea5 100644
--- a/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/samples/akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes-scala/build.sbt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name := "akka-sample-cluster-kubernetes"
 scalaVersion := "2.13.14"
 lazy val akkaHttpVersion = "10.6.3"
 lazy val akkaVersion = "2.9.3"
-lazy val akkaManagementVersion = "1.5.2"
+lazy val akkaManagementVersion = "1.5.3"
 
 // make version compatible with docker for publishing
 ThisBuild / dynverSeparator := "-"