diff --git a/functions/render/000-state-init.yaml.gotmpl b/functions/render/000-state-init.yaml.gotmpl
index a9cae57..f765fc3 100644
--- a/functions/render/000-state-init.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/functions/render/000-state-init.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # ==============================================================================
 {{- $controller := $spec.controller | default dict }}
 # renovate: datasource=helm depName=snapshot-controller registryUrl=https://piraeus.io/helm-charts
-{{- $controllerChartVersion := $controller.chartVersion | default "5.2.0" }}
+{{- $controllerChartVersion := $controller.chartVersion | default "5.3.0" }}
 {{- $controllerCfg := dict
   "name" ($controller.name | default "snapshot-controller")
   "chartVersion" $controllerChartVersion
diff --git a/tests/test-render/main.k b/tests/test-render/main.k
index 18e6b8f..914bc1f 100644
--- a/tests/test-render/main.k
+++ b/tests/test-render/main.k
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ _items = [
                             name = "snapshot-controller"
                             repository = "https://piraeus.io/helm-charts"
                             # renovate: datasource=helm depName=snapshot-controller registryUrl=https://piraeus.io/helm-charts
-                            version = "5.2.0"
+                            version = "5.3.0"
                         }
                         namespace = "kube-system"
                         values = {