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 # Hibernate Search
 
-*Version: 5.2.0.Final*
+*Version: 5.3.0.Beta1*
 
 ## Description
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Include the following to your dependency list:
     <dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-search-orm</artifactId>
-       <version>5.2.0.Final</version>
+       <version>5.3.0.Beta1</version>
     </dependency>
 
 ### Sourceforge Bundle
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 Hibernate Search Changelog
 ==========================
 
+Version 5.3.0.Beta1 (6-5-2015)
+------------------------
+
+** Bug
+    * [HSEARCH-900] - Faceting with manytoone relationship give wrong faceting count
+
+** Improvement
+    * [HSEARCH-812] - Possibiltiy to set boolean type (SHOULD/MUST) when selecting multiple facets
+    * [HSEARCH-1848] - Replace the Infinispan Directory provider with the one distributed by the Infinispan project
+
+** Task
+    * [HSEARCH-809] - Make use of the new faceting API offered by Lucene
+
+
 Version 5.2.0.Final (6-5-2015)
 ------------------------