diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 23dcfcf2..68172e6e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.5.2"
+  ".": "6.5.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13cda4cf..4037e422 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [6.5.3](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/compare/v6.5.2...v6.5.3) (2025-10-27)
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **deps, cpp:** Update github.copilot in devcontainer.json ([#990](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/990)) ([7a54af1](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/7a54af1dfd0e89d0f2866ff5b60f395b4a38a799))
+* **deps, cpp:** Update mull-18 ([#992](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/992)) ([e02094b](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/e02094bf8c8c85edcea8ce30925320394263968c))
+* **deps, rust:** Update github.copilot in devcontainer.json ([#991](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/991)) ([2ca0f68](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/2ca0f68fb9dbd65dd0b0cd8762b9290ffbcff637))
+* **deps:** Bump cmake from 4.1.0 to 4.1.2 in /.devcontainer ([#994](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/issues/994)) ([da18df5](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/commit/da18df5c1df6ef4f85830be64dc54ce6ccce5df2))
+
 ## [6.5.2](https://github.com/philips-software/amp-devcontainer/compare/v6.5.1...v6.5.2) (2025-10-22)
 
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/integration-tests.bats b/test/cpp/integration-tests.bats
index b3b674e9..a2fded6f 100644
--- a/test/cpp/integration-tests.bats
+++ b/test/cpp/integration-tests.bats
@@ -273,21 +273,7 @@ function get_expected_semver_for() {
 }
 
 function install_win_sdk() {
-  # Installing the Windows SDK/CRT takes a long time.
-  # When still valid, use the installation from cache.
-
-  xwin --accept-license --manifest-version 16 --cache-dir ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-hash list
-  local HASH_LIST_MANIFEST=$(sha256sum ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-hash/dl/manifest*.json | awk '{ print $1 }')
-  local HASH_CACHED_MANIFEST=
-
-  if [[ -d ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-cache/dl ]]; then
-    HASH_CACHED_MANIFEST=$(sha256sum ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-cache/dl/manifest*.json | awk '{ print $1 }')
-  fi
-
-  if [[ $HASH_LIST_MANIFEST != $HASH_CACHED_MANIFEST ]]; then
-    xwin --accept-license --manifest-version 16 --cache-dir ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-cache splat --preserve-ms-arch-notation
-  fi
-
+  xwin --http-retry 2 --accept-license --manifest-version 16 --cache-dir ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-cache splat --preserve-ms-arch-notation
   ln -sf ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/.xwin-cache/splat/ /winsdk
 }