diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84cc2cfad..fd1e02008 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 Magento Functional Testing Framework Changelog
 ================================================
+2.5.3
+-----
+
+### Fixes
+* Fixed an issue where `createData` actions would cause an exception when used in `<suite>` hooks.
+
 2.5.2
 -----
 
diff --git a/bin/mftf b/bin/mftf
index 355a851c8..9e5879280 100755
--- a/bin/mftf
+++ b/bin/mftf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ try {
 try {
     $application = new Symfony\Component\Console\Application();
     $application->setName('Magento Functional Testing Framework CLI');
-    $application->setVersion('2.5.2');
+    $application->setVersion('2.5.3');
     /** @var \Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Console\CommandListInterface $commandList */
     $commandList = new \Magento\FunctionalTestingFramework\Console\CommandList;
     foreach ($commandList->getCommands() as $command) {
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index bc2592d97..f4d192b8d 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "magento/magento2-functional-testing-framework",
     "description": "Magento2 Functional Testing Framework",
     "type": "library",
-    "version": "2.5.2",
+    "version": "2.5.3",
     "license": "AGPL-3.0",
     "keywords": ["magento", "automation", "functional", "testing"],
     "config": {
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 2439f83ef..34ea00854 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "5d566c152481274493082bdabb128c70",
+    "content-hash": "43ac7d340b672794730bbbe4b47894e0",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "allure-framework/allure-codeception",
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Allure/AllureHelper.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Allure/AllureHelper.php
index d8f1c63d8..0fde0e8e7 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Allure/AllureHelper.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Allure/AllureHelper.php
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ public static function addAttachmentToLastStep($data, $caption)
         $rootStep = Allure::lifecycle()->getStepStorage()->getLast();
         $trueLastStep = array_last($rootStep->getSteps());
 
+        if ($trueLastStep == null) {
+            // Nothing to attach to; do not fire off allure event
+            return;
+        }
+
         $attachmentEvent = new AddAttachmentEvent($data, $caption);
         $attachmentEvent->process($trueLastStep);
     }
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/StaticCheck/TestDependencyCheck.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/StaticCheck/TestDependencyCheck.php
index 6cfa4e9a8..19725dc18 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/StaticCheck/TestDependencyCheck.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/StaticCheck/TestDependencyCheck.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TestDependencyCheck implements StaticCheckInterface
      * Array containing all errors found after running the execute() function.
      * @var array
      */
-    private $errors;
+    private $errors = [];
 
     /**
      * String representing the output summary found after running the execute() function.