diff --git a/metadata/org.briarproject.briar.android.yml b/metadata/org.briarproject.briar.android.yml
index 7d6f82fb0e..3f92e973c9 100644
--- a/metadata/org.briarproject.briar.android.yml
+++ b/metadata/org.briarproject.briar.android.yml
@@ -596,10 +596,25 @@ Builds:
       - sed -i -e "/buildToolsVersion/apackagingOptions { doNotStrip '**/*.so' }"
         build.gradle ../bramble-android/build.gradle
 
+  - versionName: 1.5.3
+    versionCode: 10503
+    commit: 1f1a97f62dba937eae980e4beeb065d17a5df3ac
+    subdir: briar-android
+    gradle:
+      - official
+    rm:
+      - bramble-java
+      - briar-headless
+      - libs/gradle-witness.jar
+    prebuild:
+      - sed -i -e '/witness/d' ../*/build.gradle
+      - sed -i -e "/buildToolsVersion/apackagingOptions { doNotStrip '**/*.so' }"
+        build.gradle ../bramble-android/build.gradle
+
 AllowedAPKSigningKeys: 501ddf14a6ecf904fb20285c56a565cb987a867f91572ee33c2d43771cca4e37
 
 ArchivePolicy: 3 versions
 AutoUpdateMode: Version
 UpdateCheckMode: Tags ^release-
-CurrentVersion: 1.5.1
-CurrentVersionCode: 10501
+CurrentVersion: 1.5.3
+CurrentVersionCode: 10503