diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 08ba887..b85c785 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.5.3] - 2022-02-01
 ### Changed
 - Environment variable values are now trimmed (whitespace is removed)
 
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - Initial release
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/codetheweb/muse/compare/v0.5.2...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/codetheweb/muse/compare/v0.5.3...HEAD
+[0.5.3]: https://github.com/codetheweb/muse/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3
 [0.5.2]: https://github.com/codetheweb/muse/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2
 [0.5.1]: https://github.com/codetheweb/muse/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1
 [0.5.0]: https://github.com/codetheweb/muse/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7782628..4cc4855 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "muse",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.3",
   "description": "🎧 a self-hosted Discord music bot that doesn't suck ",
   "exports": "./dist/src/index.js",
   "repository": "git@github.com:codetheweb/muse.git",