diff --git a/AIO_BASE b/AIO_BASE
index 179051214..9866bdb5c 100644
--- a/AIO_BASE
+++ b/AIO_BASE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.11
+5.3.0-rc0
diff --git a/TAG b/TAG
index f30a2b76f..9866bdb5c 100644
--- a/TAG
+++ b/TAG
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.12-1
+5.3.0-rc0
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/Chart.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/Chart.yaml
index ffeff9459..afbbef30c 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: wallarm-ingress
-version: 5.2.12
-appVersion: 5.2.11
+version: 5.3.0-rc0
+appVersion: 5.3.0-rc0
 home: https://github.com/wallarm/ingress
 description: Ingress controller for Kubernetes using NGINX as a reverse proxy and load balancer with Wallarm module
 icon: https://static.wallarm.com/wallarm-logo.svg
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index f859041fb..cc433fd4b 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ controller:
     ## for backwards compatibility consider setting the full image url via the repository value below
     ## use *either* current default registry/image or repository format or installing chart by providing the values.yaml will fail
     ## repository:
-    tag: "5.2.12-1"
+    tag: "5.3.0-rc0"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     runAsNonRoot: true
     # www-data -> uid 101
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ controller:
       ## The image name and tag for the helper image
       ##
       image: docker.io/wallarm/node-helpers
-      tag: 5.2.11
+      tag: 5.3.0-rc0
     tarantool:
       kind: Deployment
       service: