diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 79865cd..b96f795 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-0.53 (unreleased)
+0.53 (2022-03-17)
 -----------------
 
 - Refactored `get_object`
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1da9d67..b5b6ba7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='imio.helpers',
-    version='0.53.dev0',
+    version='0.53',
     description="Various helper methods for development.",
     long_description=long_description,
     # Get more from http://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers