diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0af3d93..6c9a530 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "recrypt-wasm-binding"
-version = "0.6.52"
+version = "0.6.53-pre"
 dependencies = [
  "ironcore-search-helpers",
  "js-sys",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4ed14f0..21239a3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "recrypt-wasm-binding"
-version = "0.6.52"
+version = "0.6.53-pre"
 authors = ["IronCore Labs <code@ironcorelabs.com>"]
 description = "Bindings to run recrypt-rs as a WebAssembly module."
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/examples/create-react-app-example/package.json b/examples/create-react-app-example/package.json
index 02979fc..80e6f57 100644
--- a/examples/create-react-app-example/package.json
+++ b/examples/create-react-app-example/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "private": true,
     "dependencies": {
         "@craco/craco": "^6.4.3",
-        "@ironcorelabs/recrypt-wasm-binding": "^0.6.52",
+        "@ironcorelabs/recrypt-wasm-binding": "^0.6.53-pre",
         "react": "^18.1.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.1.0",
         "react-scripts": "5.0.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 480db88..c8564ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@ironcorelabs/recrypt-wasm-binding",
     "types": "recrypt-wasm-binding.d.ts",
-    "version": "0.6.52",
+    "version": "0.6.53-pre",
     "scripts": {
         "test": "node tests/testRunner",
         "testInBrowser": "WEBPACK_MODE=test webpack-dev-server --config webpack.config.js",