diff --git a/tools/bash/Makefile b/tools/bash/Makefile
index a37a4c53970..d42b69e01d6 100644
--- a/tools/bash/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bash/Makefile
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bash
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:gnu:bash
-PKG_VERSION:=5.2.37
+PKG_VERSION:=5.3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/bash
-PKG_HASH:=9599b22ecd1d5787ad7d3b7bf0c59f312b3396d1e281175dd1f8a4014da621ff
+PKG_HASH:=62dd49c44c399ed1b3f7f731e87a782334d834f08e098a35f2c87547d5dbb269
 
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL := 1