diff --git a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
index cef063d6d..5d33bc75a 100644
--- a/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
+++ b/core/systemd/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = systemd
-	pkgver = 255.2
-	pkgrel = 3
+	pkgver = 255.3
+	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd
 	arch = x86_64
 	checkdepends = python-pefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pkgbase = systemd
 	makedepends = qrencode
 	makedepends = lib32-gcc-libs
 	options = strip
-	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable#tag=be88ad03366b8aa059bb72b39a270128ba62b428?signed
+	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable#tag=8cf1da1e9172ba04d90a483a63118873343ea656?signed
 	source = git+https://github.com/systemd/systemd#tag=v255?signed
 	source = 0001-Use-Arch-Linux-device-access-groups.patch
 	source = initcpio-hook-udev
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ pkgname = systemd
 	optdepends = libp11-kit: support PKCS#11
 	optdepends = tpm2-tss: unlocking LUKS2 volumes with TPM2
 	provides = nss-myhostname
-	provides = systemd-tools=255.2
-	provides = udev=255.2
+	provides = systemd-tools=255.3
+	provides = udev=255.3
 	conflicts = nss-myhostname
 	conflicts = systemd-tools
 	conflicts = udev
diff --git a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
index ca802ff93..ba1b08796 100644
--- a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ pkgname=('systemd'
          'systemd-resolvconf'
          'systemd-sysvcompat'
          'systemd-ukify')
-_tag='be88ad03366b8aa059bb72b39a270128ba62b428' # git rev-parse v${_tag_name}
-_tag_name=255.2
+_tag='8cf1da1e9172ba04d90a483a63118873343ea656' # git rev-parse v${_tag_name}
+_tag_name=255.3
 pkgver="${_tag_name/-/}"
-pkgrel=3
+pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 url='https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd'
 makedepends=('acl' 'cryptsetup' 'docbook-xsl' 'gperf' 'lz4' 'xz' 'pam' 'libelf'
@@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ package_systemd() {
   # will fix the permissions for us. (see /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf)
   install -d -o root -g root -m 2755 "$pkgdir"/var/log/journal
 
-  # match directory owner/group and mode from [extra]/polkit
-  install -d -o root -g root -m 0755 "$pkgdir"/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
-
   # add example bootctl configuration
   install -D -m0644 arch.conf "$pkgdir"/usr/share/systemd/bootctl/arch.conf
   install -D -m0644 loader.conf "$pkgdir"/usr/share/systemd/bootctl/loader.conf