diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/PackageVersion.cs b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/PackageVersion.cs
index 30fa47b9f..0bde51129 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/PackageVersion.cs
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/PackageVersion.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace UniGLTF
     public static partial class PackageVersion
     {
         public const int MAJOR = 0;
-        public const int MINOR = 116;
+        public const int MINOR = 117;
         public const int PATCH = 0;
-        public const string VERSION = "0.116.0";
+        public const string VERSION = "0.117.0";
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/UniGLTFVersion.cs b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/UniGLTFVersion.cs
index 528903dec..3e7de369e 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/UniGLTFVersion.cs
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/UniGLTFVersion.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace UniGLTF
     public static partial class UniGLTFVersion
     {
         public const int MAJOR = 2;
-        public const int MINOR = 52;
+        public const int MINOR = 53;
         public const int PATCH = 0;
-        public const string VERSION = "2.52.0";
+        public const string VERSION = "2.53.0";
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/package.json b/Assets/UniGLTF/package.json
index f3d7b43d9..1618ece1b 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/package.json
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.vrmc.gltf",
-  "version": "0.116.0",
+  "version": "0.117.0",
   "displayName": "UniGLTF",
   "description": "GLTF importer and exporter",
   "unity": "2021.3",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "name": "VRM Consortium"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.vrmc.vrmshaders": "0.116.0",
+    "com.vrmc.vrmshaders": "0.117.0",
     "com.unity.modules.animation": "1.0.0"
   },
   "samples": [
diff --git a/Assets/VRM/Samples~/RuntimeExporterSample/VRMRuntimeExporter.cs b/Assets/VRM/Samples~/RuntimeExporterSample/VRMRuntimeExporter.cs
index 3d396b37b..7eaf769bc 100644
--- a/Assets/VRM/Samples~/RuntimeExporterSample/VRMRuntimeExporter.cs
+++ b/Assets/VRM/Samples~/RuntimeExporterSample/VRMRuntimeExporter.cs
@@ -141,17 +141,9 @@ namespace VRM.RuntimeExporterSample
         static byte[] ExportCustom(GameObject exportRoot, bool forceTPose = false)
         {
             // normalize
-            var target = VRMBoneNormalizer.Execute(exportRoot, forceTPose);
+            VRMBoneNormalizer.Execute(exportRoot, forceTPose);
 
-            try
-            {
-                return ExportSimple(target);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                // cleanup
-                GameObject.Destroy(target);
-            }
+            return ExportSimple(exportRoot);
         }
 
         void OnExported(UniGLTF.glTF vrm)
diff --git a/Assets/VRM/package.json b/Assets/VRM/package.json
index bf9111c35..614a3fb8e 100644
--- a/Assets/VRM/package.json
+++ b/Assets/VRM/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.vrmc.univrm",
-  "version": "0.116.0",
+  "version": "0.117.0",
   "displayName": "VRM",
   "description": "VRM importer",
   "unity": "2021.3",
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "name": "VRM Consortium"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.vrmc.vrmshaders": "0.116.0",
-    "com.vrmc.gltf": "0.116.0",
+    "com.vrmc.vrmshaders": "0.117.0",
+    "com.vrmc.gltf": "0.117.0",
     "com.unity.ugui": "1.0.0"
   },
   "samples": [
diff --git a/Assets/VRM10/package.json b/Assets/VRM10/package.json
index 2a3942ae1..4f634c83d 100644
--- a/Assets/VRM10/package.json
+++ b/Assets/VRM10/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.vrmc.vrm",
-  "version": "0.116.0",
+  "version": "0.117.0",
   "displayName": "VRM-1.0",
   "description": "VRM-1.0 importer",
   "unity": "2021.3",
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "name": "VRM Consortium"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.vrmc.vrmshaders": "0.116.0",
-    "com.vrmc.gltf": "0.116.0"
+    "com.vrmc.vrmshaders": "0.117.0",
+    "com.vrmc.gltf": "0.117.0"
   },
   "samples": [
     {
diff --git a/Assets/VRMShaders/package.json b/Assets/VRMShaders/package.json
index ba34fb901..688950d60 100644
--- a/Assets/VRMShaders/package.json
+++ b/Assets/VRMShaders/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.vrmc.vrmshaders",
-  "version": "0.116.0",
+  "version": "0.117.0",
   "displayName": "VRM Shaders",
   "description": "VRM Shaders",
   "unity": "2021.3",