diff --git a/metadata/app.simple.peri.yml b/metadata/app.simple.peri.yml
index cc1f00a3da..d35d14a840 100644
--- a/metadata/app.simple.peri.yml
+++ b/metadata/app.simple.peri.yml
@@ -341,9 +341,20 @@ Builds:
     postbuild: $$reproducible-apk-tools$$/inplace-fix.py --zipalign fix-newlines $$OUT$$
       'META-INF/services/*'
 
+  - versionName: 1.53_beta
+    versionCode: 153
+    commit: 54d29d8e4b0d3456b6dfbf3ba6952b8633b22509
+    subdir: app
+    gradle:
+      - prod
+    srclibs:
+      - reproducible-apk-tools@v0.2.4
+    postbuild: $$reproducible-apk-tools$$/inplace-fix.py --zipalign fix-newlines $$OUT$$
+      'META-INF/services/*'
+
 AllowedAPKSigningKeys: 4a3f711142250805c7bb5c0a5a3287631bdb948816e6f4afc9524d0eb46b6b1b
 
 AutoUpdateMode: Version
 UpdateCheckMode: Tags
-CurrentVersion: 1.52_beta
-CurrentVersionCode: 152
+CurrentVersion: 1.53_beta
+CurrentVersionCode: 153