diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 4b9fcbec101..be14282b7ff 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.1
+0.5.3
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index dd59733cf4d..8c4e092c636 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ GitLab Shell is an SSH access and repository management software developed speci
     cd /home/git
     sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse.git
     cd gitlab-workhorse
-    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.1
+    sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.3
     sudo -u git -H make
 
 ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features
diff --git a/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md b/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md
index 3748941b781..a3950df5fef 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.2-to-8.3.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ which should already be on your system from GitLab 8.1.
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-workhorse
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
-sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.1
+sudo -u git -H git checkout 0.5.3
 sudo -u git -H make
 ```