diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fa27025..429988a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.52
+2.1.53
diff --git a/containers/chameleon/Dockerfile.chameleon b/containers/chameleon/Dockerfile.chameleon
index 3aaa826..b39963f 100644
--- a/containers/chameleon/Dockerfile.chameleon
+++ b/containers/chameleon/Dockerfile.chameleon
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # xosproject/chameleon
-FROM xosproject/xos-base:2.1.52
+FROM xosproject/xos-base:2.1.53
 
 # xos-base already has protoc and dependencies installed
 
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.client b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.client
index 2ebab67..309cbc3 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.client
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.client
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # xosproject/xos-client
-FROM xosproject/xos-libraries:2.1.52
+FROM xosproject/xos-libraries:2.1.53
 
 
 # Install XOS client
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.libraries b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.libraries
index 28a1ec8..490b9a8 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.libraries
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.libraries
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # xosproject/xos-libraries
-FROM xosproject/xos-base:2.1.52
+FROM xosproject/xos-base:2.1.53
 
 # Add libraries
 COPY lib /opt/xos/lib
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.synchronizer-base b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.synchronizer-base
index ab39a43..723687d 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.synchronizer-base
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.synchronizer-base
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # xosproject/xos-synchronizer-base
-FROM xosproject/xos-client:2.1.52
+FROM xosproject/xos-client:2.1.53
 
 COPY xos/synchronizers/new_base /opt/xos/synchronizers/new_base
 COPY xos/xos/logger.py /opt/xos/xos/logger.py
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.xos-core b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.xos-core
index e9bbd14..b793f9a 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.xos-core
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.xos-core
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # xosproject/xos-core
-FROM xosproject/xos-libraries:2.1.52
+FROM xosproject/xos-libraries:2.1.53
 
 # Install XOS
 ADD xos /opt/xos
diff --git a/docs/dev/xosmigrate.md b/docs/dev/xosmigrate.md
index b5d4352..57490f2 100644
--- a/docs/dev/xosmigrate.md
+++ b/docs/dev/xosmigrate.md
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 The `xos-migrate` command is now available and you can see the options by running:
 
 ```bash
-xos-migrate -h
-usage: xos-migrate [-h] -s SERVICE_NAMES [-r REPO_ROOT] [-v]
+usage: xos-migrate [-h] -s SERVICE_NAMES [-r REPO_ROOT] [--check] [-v]
 
 XOS Migrations
 
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@
   -r REPO_ROOT, --repo REPO_ROOT
                         The location of the folder containing the CORD repo
                         root (default to ~/cord)
+  --check               Check if the migrations are generated for a given
+                        service. Does not apply any change.
   -v, --verbose         increase log verbosity
 
 required arguments:
@@ -153,3 +154,12 @@
 However, in order to maintain clarity, we suggest to submit a single migration as part of a patch.
 To do that you can simply remove all the migrations you have generated as part of your development and run the
 `xos-migrate` tool again. This will generate a single migration file for all your changes.
+
+## Validate migration status
+
+Once you are done with development you want to make sure that all the necessary migrations are generated and checked in.
+To do that you can run the `xos-migrate` tool using the `--check` flag. Here is an example:
+
+```shell
+xos-migrate -s fabric --check
+```
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