diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 62aaf71c3..0fc59698e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Community edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.2").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.3").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
 -define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.0.0-alpha.1").
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx.app.src b/apps/emqx/src/emqx.app.src
index f466ce5cc..b7fa2d624 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx.app.src
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {id, "emqx"},
     {description, "EMQX Core"},
     % strict semver, bump manually!
-    {vsn, "5.0.2"},
+    {vsn, "5.0.3"},
     {modules, []},
     {registered, []},
     {applications, [