diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9626bf49..954811d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## v1.5.3 - 2019-02-27
+
+### Misc
+
+- Throw error if no commit is annotated with a changelog entry
+
 ## v1.5.2 - 2019-02-26
 
 - Enable versionist editVersion
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index b83558e4..08bb0cb0 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-etcher",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 061415e6..e12570a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "balena-etcher",
   "private": true,
   "displayName": "balenaEtcher",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "packageType": "local",
   "updates": {
     "enabled": true,