diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c9bfd17..e6dcb4db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.5.3 (2nd January 2025)
+- add unit test actions workflow (mrtazz)
+- Fix missing cstdint include (williamspatrick)
+- init Connection::curlErrorBuf[] at compile (montdidier)
+- Added Mingw Instructions (CypherpunkSamurai)
+- [docs] use correct json mime type in example (aknoerig)
+- Allow SSL peer verification to be disabled.  (edwinpjacques)
+- write callback and termination API (edwinpjacques)
+- These two lines allow the scope of the property <target> for the public  (Vi1i)
+- User/shawkins/improve curl errors (Spencatro)
+- Add vcpkg installation instructions (PhoebeHui)
+- update linux package builds (mrtazz)
+
 ## v0.5.2 (12th February 2020)
 - add a pkg-config setup
 - Use the standard CMake-flag BUILD_SHARED_LIBS. (tastytea)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94b3d52e..50db3f9c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12.0)
 
 project(restclient-cpp
-  VERSION 0.5.2
+  VERSION 0.5.3
   DESCRIPTION "REST client for C++"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "http://code.mrtazz.com/restclient-cpp"
 )
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ list(APPEND restclient-cpp_PUBLIC_HEADERS
 set_property(TARGET restclient-cpp PROPERTY
   PUBLIC_HEADER ${restclient-cpp_PUBLIC_HEADERS})
 target_include_directories(restclient-cpp
-    PRIVATE include    
+    PRIVATE include
     PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
     PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include>
 )
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 29b049e7..0ee77e68 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ clean-docker-services:
 	docker rm --force restclient-cpp-httpbin 2>/dev/null || true
 	docker rm --force restclient-cpp-squid 2>/dev/null || true
 
-ci: lint test valgrind
+ci: test valgrind
 
 clean-local:
 	find . -name "*.gcda" -print0 | xargs -0 rm
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e42c3fb4..32a77183 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.52])
-AC_INIT([restclient-cpp], [0.5.2], [d@unwiredcouch.com])
+AC_INIT([restclient-cpp], [0.5.3], [d@unwiredcouch.com])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 LT_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])