diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ca28f1..6c5464e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "vocode"
-version = "0.1.51"
+version = "0.1.53"
 description = "The all-in-one voice SDK"
 authors = ["Ajay Raj <ajay@vocode.dev>"]
 license = "MIT License"
diff --git a/vocode/__init__.py b/vocode/__init__.py
index c5da2cc..27f286c 100644
--- a/vocode/__init__.py
+++ b/vocode/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 
 api_key = os.getenv("VOCODE_API_KEY")
-base_url = os.getenv("VOCODE_BASE_URL", "api.vocode.dev")
+base_url = os.getenv("VOCODE_BASE_URL", "vocode-api-5xerktxr4q-uc.a.run.app")