diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3fc91e390..81c950f76 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ updates:
   target-branch: master
   reviewers:
   - rkm
-  - tznind
   - jas88
 - package-ecosystem: maven
   directory: "/src/common/com.smi.microservices.parent"
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ updates:
   target-branch: master
   reviewers:
   - rkm
-  - tznind
   - jas88
 - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
   directory: "/"
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ updates:
     interval: daily
   reviewers:
   - rkm
-  - tznind
   - jas88
 - package-ecosystem: "pip"
   directory: "/src/common/Smi_Common_Python"
@@ -34,11 +31,17 @@ updates:
     interval: daily
   allow:
     - dependency-type: "all"
+  reviewers:
+  - rkm
+  - jas88
 - package-ecosystem: "pip"
   directory: "/src/applications/SRAnonTool"
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   allow:
     - dependency-type: "all"
+  reviewers:
+  - rkm
+  - jas88
 
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b886a307f..cf6d5e9f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,38 @@ A raw git diff can be seen [here][unreleased].
 
 <!--next-->
 
+## [5.3.0] 2022-11-08
+
+## Feature
+
+-   [#1259](https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/pull/1259) by rkm. Add support
+    for extraction processing failures
+    -   Remove `IsIdentifiable` field from `ExtractedFileVerificationMessage`
+        and replace with new `VerifiedFileStatus` enum
+    -   Update extraction job classes in `CohortPackager` to store this new
+        field, and handle backwards-incompatibility when reading older
+        extraction logs
+
+## Bugfix
+
+-   [#1285](https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/pull/1285) by howff. Improve the
+    removal of HTML tags from StructuredReport (SR) text
+-   [#1314](https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/pull/1314) by jas88. Replace
+    SharpCompress usage due to buggy LZMA handling to fix issue #1313
+-   [#1350](https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/pull/1350) by tznind. Fix
+    DicomRelationalMapper when running with a YamlRepository backend
+
+## Change
+
+-   [#1270](https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/pull/1270) by tznind. Rename yaml
+    config file `IsIdentifiableBaseOptions` to `IsIdentifiableOptions` and
+    removed unused CLI verbs in `smi`
+
+## Meta
+
+-   [#1261](https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/pull/1261) by jas88. Update
+    caching strategy in CI
+
 ## [5.2.0] 2022-08-10
 
 ## Feature
@@ -1142,7 +1174,8 @@ First stable release after importing the repository from the private
 -   Anonymous `MappingTableName` must now be fully specified to pass validation
     (e.g. `mydb.mytbl`). Previously skipping database portion was supported.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/compare/v5.2.0...master
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/compare/v5.3.0...master
+[5.3.0]: https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/compare/v5.2.0...v5.3.0
 [5.2.0]: https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/compare/v5.1.3...v5.2.0
 [5.1.3]: https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/compare/v5.1.2...v5.1.3
 [5.1.2]: https://github.com/SMI/SmiServices/compare/v5.1.1...v5.1.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc7efb6a7..a018b7560 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/SMI/SmiServices)
 [![Total alerts](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/alerts/g/SMI/SmiServices.svg?logo=lgtm&logoWidth=18)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/SMI/SmiServices/alerts/)
 
-Version: `5.2.0`
+Version: `5.3.0`
 
 # SMI Services
 
diff --git a/news/1259-feature.md b/news/1259-feature.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ed0a7fe31..000000000
--- a/news/1259-feature.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Add support for extraction processing failures
--	Remove `IsIdentifiable` field from `ExtractedFileVerificationMessage` and replace with new `VerifiedFileStatus` enum
--	Update extraction job classes in `CohortPackager` to store this new field, and handle backwards-incompatibility when reading older extraction logs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/news/1270-change.md b/news/1270-change.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d6a32e9a8..000000000
--- a/news/1270-change.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Rename yaml config file `IsIdentifiableBaseOptions` to `IsIdentifiableOptions` and removed unused CLI verbs in `smi`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/news/1285-bugfix.md b/news/1285-bugfix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 58ba74f4e..000000000
--- a/news/1285-bugfix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve the removal of HTML tags from StructuredReport (SR) text
diff --git a/news/1314-bugfix.md b/news/1314-bugfix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d1646e3f9..000000000
--- a/news/1314-bugfix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Replace SharpCompress usage due to buggy LZMA handling to fix issue #1313
diff --git a/news/1350-bugfix.md b/news/1350-bugfix.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4acf721dc..000000000
--- a/news/1350-bugfix.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix DicomRelationalMapper when running with a YamlRepository backend
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SharedAssemblyInfo.cs b/src/SharedAssemblyInfo.cs
index 772ddefec..2bcfd6e56 100644
--- a/src/SharedAssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SharedAssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
 // These should be overwritten by release builds
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("5.2.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("5.2.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("5.2.0")] // This one can have the extra build info after it
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("5.3.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("5.3.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("5.3.0")] // This one can have the extra build info after it