diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 83c6318..76e3e33 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 base-files (10.3+mendel5.2) mendel-eagle; urgency=medium
 
+  * Bump for the Eagle 5.3 release
+
+ -- Coral <coral-support@google.com>  Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:19:05 -0800
+
+base-files (10.3+mendel5.2) mendel-eagle; urgency=medium
+
   * Bump for the Eagle 5.2 release
 
  -- Coral <coral-support@google.com>  Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:45:13 -0800
diff --git a/etc/mendel_version b/etc/mendel_version
index ef425ca..d346e2a 100644
--- a/etc/mendel_version
+++ b/etc/mendel_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2
+5.3