diff --git a/application.properties b/application.properties
index 5d58bf76..8e4494ee 100644
--- a/application.properties
+++ b/application.properties
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-#Grails Metadata file
-#Tue Feb 11 12:26:41 EST 2014
-app.grails.version=2.5.4
+app.grails.version=2.5.3
diff --git a/grailsw b/grailsw
index d60c7a3c..9380172f 100755
--- a/grailsw
+++ b/grailsw
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if [ -z "$GRAILS_NO_PERMGEN" -a -f "${CLASSFILE_HEADER_FILE}" ]; then
   CLASSFILE_VERSION=`cat "${CLASSFILE_HEADER_FILE}" | grep "#define JVM_CLASSFILE_MAJOR_VERSION" | awk '{ print $3 }' 2> /dev/null`
   if [ 0$CLASSFILE_VERSION -ge 52 ]; then
     GRAILS_NO_PERMGEN=1
-  fi 
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Remove possible trailing slash (after possible cygwin correction)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fi
 if [ -z "$STARTER_CONF" ]; then
     STARTER_CONF="$GRAILS_HOME/conf/groovy-starter.conf"
 fi
-STARTER_CLASSPATH="wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.4.jar:wrapper:."
+STARTER_CLASSPATH="wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.3.jar:wrapper:."
 
 # Allow access to Cocoa classes on OS X
 if $darwin; then
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ if $mingw ; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR" ]; then
-    GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR=~/.grails/2.5.4/
+    GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR=~/.grails/2.5.3/
 fi
 SPRINGLOADED_PARAMS=profile=grails\;cacheDir=$GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR
 if [ ! -d "$GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR" ]; then
diff --git a/grailsw.bat b/grailsw.bat
index 55336b13..32f70329 100644
--- a/grailsw.bat
+++ b/grailsw.bat
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if "%GRAILS_HOME:~-1%"=="\" SET GRAILS_HOME=%GRAILS_HOME:~0,-1%
 :init
 
 for %%x in ("%USERPROFILE%") do set SHORTHOME=%%~fsx
-if "x%GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR%" == "x" set GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR=%SHORTHOME%/.grails/2.5.4/
+if "x%GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR%" == "x" set GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR=%SHORTHOME%/.grails/2.5.3/
 set SPRINGLOADED_PARAMS="profile=grails;cacheDir=%GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR%"
 if not exist "%GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR%" mkdir "%GRAILS_AGENT_CACHE_DIR%"
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
 
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
-set STARTER_CLASSPATH=wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.4.jar;wrapper;.
+set STARTER_CLASSPATH=wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.3.jar;wrapper;.
 
 if exist "%USERPROFILE%/.groovy/init.bat" call "%USERPROFILE%/.groovy/init.bat"
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ set JAVA_OPTS=%GRAILS_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %AGENT%
 
 set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dprogram.name="%PROGNAME%"
 set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dgrails.home="%GRAILS_HOME%"
-set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dgrails.version=2.5.4
+set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dgrails.version=2.5.3
 set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dbase.dir=.
 set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dtools.jar="%TOOLS_JAR%"
 set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dgroovy.starter.conf="%STARTER_CONF%"
diff --git a/wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.3.jar b/wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.3.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e17a0472
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diff --git a/wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.4.jar b/wrapper/grails-wrapper-runtime-2.5.4.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dbeefd7..00000000
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diff --git a/wrapper/grails-wrapper.properties b/wrapper/grails-wrapper.properties
index 6d3de48a..0185c46a 100644
--- a/wrapper/grails-wrapper.properties
+++ b/wrapper/grails-wrapper.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-wrapper.dist.url=https://github.com/grails/grails-core/releases/download/v2.5.4/
+wrapper.dist.url=https://github.com/grails/grails-core/releases/download/v2.5.3/