diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb872ef43..5805a43e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.5.3
+- ci: Merges different platform releases into one (#1313)
+- feat: Add Dynamic.List.find-index (#1316)
+- feat: Add expand-compiled (#1310)
+- fix: Use non-deprecated unlink function on windows (#1311)
+
 # 0.5.2
 - fix: Elide void definitions (#1305)
 - fix: Allow types defined in modules to be members (#1303)
diff --git a/CarpHask.cabal b/CarpHask.cabal
index 25e18ce7b..8f1a6fe67 100644
--- a/CarpHask.cabal
+++ b/CarpHask.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                CarpHask
-version:             0.5.2.0
+version:             0.5.3.0
 -- synopsis:
 -- description:
 homepage:            https://github.com/eriksvedang/Carp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05535a7db..2593df502 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 <i>WARNING! This is a research project and a lot of information here might become outdated and misleading without any explanation. Don't use it for anything important just yet!</i>
 
-<i>[Version 0.5.2 of the language is out!](https://github.com/carp-lang/Carp/releases/)</i>
+<i>[Version 0.5.3 of the language is out!](https://github.com/carp-lang/Carp/releases/)</i>
 
 ## About
 
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 6f2681882..cd298c7c9 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ main = do
           >>= execStrs "Postload" postloads
           >>= \ctx -> case execMode of
             Repl -> do
-              putStrLn "Welcome to Carp 0.5.2"
+              putStrLn "Welcome to Carp 0.5.3"
               putStrLn "This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY."
               putStrLn "Evaluate (help) for more information."
               snd <$> runRepl ctx