diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5675b9745..d3bd95abd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+Changes in 1.5.3
+================
+
+* Add more tests
+* Translation updates
+* location: Various fixes
+* document portal: Monitor fuse mount
+* openuri: Only ask 3 times to use the same app
+* openuri: Add an 'ask' option
+* Fix build from git
+* email: Allow multiple addresses, cc and bcc
+* filechooser: Allow saving multiple files
+
 Changes in 1.5.2
 ================
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 319e4812a..a677da31c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
-AC_INIT([xdg-desktop-portal],[1.5.2])
+AC_INIT([xdg-desktop-portal],[1.5.3])
 
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE