diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd4f3b583..9064590b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## [0.53.0] - 2024-02-23
+
 # Changelog
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
diff --git a/hevm.cabal b/hevm.cabal
index be62bcc2a..1ef0b1cee 100644
--- a/hevm.cabal
+++ b/hevm.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cabal-version: 3.0
 name:
   hevm
 version:
-  0.52.0
+  0.53.0
 synopsis:
   Symbolic EVM Evaluator
 homepage: