diff --git a/ansible/files/runtimes.json b/ansible/files/runtimes.json
index 86fbdb1c630..cd8d29d445f 100644
--- a/ansible/files/runtimes.json
+++ b/ansible/files/runtimes.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         "swift": [
             {
                 "kind": "swift:4.2",
-                "default": true,
+                "default": false,
                 "image": {
                     "prefix": "openwhisk",
                     "name": "action-swift-v4.2",
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@
                     "attachmentName": "codefile",
                     "attachmentType": "text/plain"
                 }
+            },
+            {
+                "kind": "swift:5.3",
+                "default": true,
+                "image": {
+                    "prefix": "openwhisk",
+                    "name": "action-swift-v5.3",
+                    "tag": "nightly"
+                },
+                "deprecated": false,
+                "attached": {
+                    "attachmentName": "codefile",
+                    "attachmentType": "text/plain"
+                }
             }
         ],
         "java": [
diff --git a/core/controller/src/main/resources/apiv1swagger.json b/core/controller/src/main/resources/apiv1swagger.json
index aa19afbc632..c234ef7f027 100644
--- a/core/controller/src/main/resources/apiv1swagger.json
+++ b/core/controller/src/main/resources/apiv1swagger.json
@@ -2014,6 +2014,7 @@
             "sequence",
             "swift:4.2",
             "swift:5.1",
+            "swift:5.3",
             "swift:default",
             "dotnet:2.2",
             "dotnet:3.1",