diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1a8b5ab..4e19005 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version v0.5.3 (release 2024-03-14)
+
+- fix: thesis tasks wrong wording
+
+
 Version v0.5.2 (release 2024-03-12)
 
 - fix: theses task variable handling
diff --git a/invenio_workflows_tugraz/__init__.py b/invenio_workflows_tugraz/__init__.py
index 4b9ff45..17edc20 100644
--- a/invenio_workflows_tugraz/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_workflows_tugraz/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from .ext import InvenioWorkflowsTugraz
 from .proxies import current_workflows_tugraz
 
-__version__ = "0.5.2"
+__version__ = "0.5.3"
 
 __all__ = (
     "__version__",