diff --git a/podman-matrix/vars.sh b/podman-matrix/vars.sh
index a864336..8e3de52 100644
--- a/podman-matrix/vars.sh
+++ b/podman-matrix/vars.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pod_name='podman-matrix'
 service_name="pod-${pod_name}.service"
 #version='latest'
 synapse_image="docker.io/matrixdotorg/synapse"
-synapse_version='v1.52.0'
+synapse_version='v1.53.0'
 postgres_image="docker.io/library/postgres"
 postgres_version='11.14'
 upstream_images="${synapse_image} ${postgres_image}"