diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 258342d..d9d5699 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.5.2"
+  ".": "0.5.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 57eafc0..075fa9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.3](https://github.com/MachineDotDev/nat-zero/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3) (2026-05-01)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add release version and license badges ([#46](https://github.com/MachineDotDev/nat-zero/issues/46)) ([3a9f614](https://github.com/MachineDotDev/nat-zero/commit/3a9f614ac20a750eec7bca3539f39c4f394b1e52))
+
 ## [0.5.2](https://github.com/MachineDotDev/nat-zero/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2) (2026-05-01)