diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9c69cb727a..529e06c643 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-2.3-551 | 2015-03-17 09:22:37 -0700
+2.3-553 | 2015-03-17 14:33:23 -0700
 
   * Deprecate &rotate_interval, &rotate_size, &encrypt. Addresses
     BIT-1305. (Jon Siwek)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 74fa78ca1a..78bd132a6d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3-551
+2.3-553
diff --git a/aux/broctl b/aux/broctl
index 762d272229..71c86d87ff 160000
--- a/aux/broctl
+++ b/aux/broctl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 762d2722290ca0004d0da2b0b96baea6a3a7f3f4
+Subproject commit 71c86d87ffd1750278a185ecff0ba5f5ae8fcf6e
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-no-cache.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-no-cache.bro
index 1bca5b5c50..343b2fb196 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-no-cache.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-no-cache.bro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # @TEST-EXEC: bro -C -r $TRACES/tls/missing-intermediate.pcap %INPUT
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff ssl.log
+# @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER=$SCRIPTS/diff-remove-x509-names btest-diff ssl.log
 
 @load protocols/ssl/validate-certs.bro
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs.bro
index 19fca8cb89..40e5e09361 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs.bro
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # @TEST-EXEC: cat ssl.log > ssl-all.log
 # @TEST-EXEC: bro -C -r $TRACES/tls/missing-intermediate.pcap %INPUT
 # @TEST-EXEC: cat ssl.log >> ssl-all.log
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff ssl-all.log
+# @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER=$SCRIPTS/diff-remove-x509-names btest-diff ssl-all.log
 
 @load protocols/ssl/validate-certs.bro