diff --git a/data/granite.appdata.xml.in b/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
index 47ea4fbc2..726894a96 100644
--- a/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/granite.appdata.xml.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <p>A companion library for GTK and GLib that provides complex widgets and convenience methods designed for use in apps built for elementary OS.</p>
   </description>
   <releases>
-    <release version="5.3.0" date="2019-12-09" urgency="medium">
+    <release version="5.3.0" date="2019-12-12" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>New features</p>
         <ul>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 200aaa067..2b857f966 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ project(
     'granite',
     'vala', 'c',
     meson_version: '>= 0.48.2',
-    version: '5.2.5'
+    version: '5.3.0'
 )
 
 if meson.get_compiler('vala').version().version_compare('<0.40.0')