diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 80264044..b0de2ee5 100755
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ endif
 # deps on the package, for kaldi input pipeline and kaldi io utils
 espnet.done:
 	test -d espnet || git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/espnet/espnet.git
-	cd espnet && git fetch -t && git checkout v.0.5.0
+	cd espnet && git fetch -t && git checkout v.0.5.3
 	if [ -f kaldi.done ] && [ -s kaldi ]; then ln -s `readlink -f kaldi` espnet/tools/kaldi; elif [ -f kaldi.done ] && [ ! -s kaldi ]; then ln -s kaldi espnet/tools/kaldi; fi
 	touch espnet.done