diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 90bfd3f26..b6018a439 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <netbeans.version>RELEASE82</netbeans.version>
 
         <!-- Modules specification version, for modules which track together -->
-        <janeliaws.modules.specification.version>3.52</janeliaws.modules.specification.version>
+        <janeliaws.modules.specification.version>3.53</janeliaws.modules.specification.version>
 
         <!-- Java compilation settings -->
         <janeliaws.javac.source>1.8</janeliaws.javac.source>