diff --git a/.github/README.md b/.github/README.md
index 7c1064d8b..6a035da3b 100644
--- a/.github/README.md
+++ b/.github/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The latest indev build
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
     <artifactId>panda</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.2-alpha</version>
+    <version>0.5.3-alpha</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/panda-framework/pom.xml b/panda-framework/pom.xml
index c4113caac..e0736f3ff 100644
--- a/panda-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/panda-framework/pom.xml
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
         <artifactId>panda-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
-        <version>0.5.2-alpha</version>
+        <version>0.5.3-alpha</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>panda-framework</artifactId>
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@
             <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
             <artifactId>panda-utilities</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.javassist</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- Benchmarks -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/panda-framework/src/main/java/panda/interpreter/PandaFrameworkConstants.java b/panda-framework/src/main/java/panda/interpreter/PandaFrameworkConstants.java
index ada03c7a1..d3e3c9a01 100644
--- a/panda-framework/src/main/java/panda/interpreter/PandaFrameworkConstants.java
+++ b/panda-framework/src/main/java/panda/interpreter/PandaFrameworkConstants.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public final class PandaFrameworkConstants {
     /**
      * Current version of the Panda Framework
      */
-    public static final String VERSION = "0.5.2-alpha";
+    public static final String VERSION = "0.5.3-alpha";
 
     private PandaFrameworkConstants() { }
 
diff --git a/panda-standalone/pom.xml b/panda-standalone/pom.xml
index ca270d971..f63fd2eb8 100644
--- a/panda-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/panda-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>panda-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
-        <version>0.5.2-alpha</version>
+        <version>0.5.3-alpha</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/panda-utilities/pom.xml b/panda-utilities/pom.xml
index 1a89a8a4a..50c2db428 100644
--- a/panda-utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/panda-utilities/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>panda-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
-        <version>0.5.2-alpha</version>
+        <version>0.5.3-alpha</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>panda-utilities</artifactId>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.javassist</groupId>
             <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains</groupId>
diff --git a/panda/pom.xml b/panda/pom.xml
index cd1854e1f..8c08ea67e 100644
--- a/panda/pom.xml
+++ b/panda/pom.xml
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
         <artifactId>panda-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
-        <version>0.5.2-alpha</version>
+        <version>0.5.3-alpha</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>panda</artifactId>
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@
             <groupId>net.dzikoysk</groupId>
             <artifactId>cdn</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.javassist</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- Benchmarks -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76f202d00..0ad149625 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <name>Panda</name>
     <groupId>org.panda-lang</groupId>
     <artifactId>panda-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.2-alpha</version>
+    <version>0.5.3-alpha</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>