diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e66de2c4..03bc3e0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Changelog for package interactive_markers
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Forthcoming
------------
+2.5.3 (2023-12-26)
+------------------
 
 2.5.2 (2023-10-04)
 ------------------
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 6b4b961c..4af16a55 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <maintainer email="dharini@openrobotics.org">Dharini Dutia</maintainer>
 
   <license>BSD</license>
-  <version>2.5.2</version>
+  <version>2.5.3</version>
 
   <author>David Gossow</author>
   <author email="jacob@openrobotics.org">Jacob Perron</author>