diff --git a/dev-tools/assets/intelliJ/fileTemplates/includes/AEPE ApexClassMeta.xml b/dev-tools/assets/intelliJ/fileTemplates/includes/AEPE ApexClassMeta.xml
index dd61d1f..f928c8e 100644
--- a/dev-tools/assets/intelliJ/fileTemplates/includes/AEPE ApexClassMeta.xml	
+++ b/dev-tools/assets/intelliJ/fileTemplates/includes/AEPE ApexClassMeta.xml	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>52.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>53.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_ComparatorTest.cls-meta.xml b/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_ComparatorTest.cls-meta.xml
index f3bac1f..f928c8e 100644
--- a/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_ComparatorTest.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_ComparatorTest.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>41.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>53.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_CriteriaTest.cls-meta.xml b/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_CriteriaTest.cls-meta.xml
index f3bac1f..f928c8e 100644
--- a/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_CriteriaTest.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/criteria/fflib_CriteriaTest.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>41.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>53.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/logger/fflib_ALogAppenderFilterTest.cls-meta.xml b/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/logger/fflib_ALogAppenderFilterTest.cls-meta.xml
index f3bac1f..f928c8e 100644
--- a/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/logger/fflib_ALogAppenderFilterTest.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/sfdx-source/apex-extensions/tests/classes/logger/fflib_ALogAppenderFilterTest.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>41.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>53.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>