diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ed4983b2..945f1d82a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## Unreleased
+## [0.53.0] - 2025-08-29
 
 ### Added
 - Add processing activity registries
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index f74824ce0..7bc3af9a0 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DOCKER_BUILD=	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 $(DOCKER) build $(DOCKER_BUILD_FLAGS)
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE=	$(DOCKER) compose -f compose.yaml $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS)
 
-VERSION=	0.52.0
+VERSION=	0.53.0
 LDFLAGS=	-ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.env=prod'"
 GCFLAGS=	-gcflags="-e"