diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index b61c7e9..297bc84 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.5.3 (2025-10-19):
+ * add ``explicit_sample_format`` parameter to `WasapiSettings`
+
 0.5.2 (2025-05-16):
  * Better error if frames/channels are non-integers
 
diff --git a/sounddevice.py b/sounddevice.py
index c7a22b5..b486b00 100644
--- a/sounddevice.py
+++ b/sounddevice.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     https://python-sounddevice.readthedocs.io/
 
 """
-__version__ = '0.5.2'
+__version__ = '0.5.3'
 
 import atexit as _atexit
 import os as _os