diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a90fd7ed..6f25f990 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ethers-middleware"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "ethers-contract",
diff --git a/ethers-middleware/Cargo.toml b/ethers-middleware/Cargo.toml
index bfb1c6bc..09b26b5d 100644
--- a/ethers-middleware/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethers-middleware/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "ethers-middleware"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 authors = ["Georgios Konstantopoulos <me@gakonst.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "Middleware implementations for the ethers-rs crate"