diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 258342d8..d9d5699b 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 1748c40d..6c7341fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.3](https://github.com/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3) (2023-04-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add tests to validate rewriting manifests ([c8944da](https://github.com/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api/commit/c8944dac31204a42ffc572f21b0c2581f71415a3))
+
 ## [0.5.2](https://github.com/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2) (2023-04-13)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 751d44a2..f380cc61 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "magnum-cluster-api"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 description = "Cluster API driver for Magnum"
 authors = ["Mohammed Naser <mnaser@vexxhost.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"