diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 392c320c..84aac1f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Security notice: please run version 2.5.0 or later
 
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-Lynis 2.5.3 (not released yet)
+Lynis 2.5.3 (2017-08-17)
 
 Changes:
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@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ Changes:
 * Enhanced detection for LXC and LXC
 * Added /opt/apache as a target location
 * Default log directory set for HP-UX
+* Screen output improvements
 
 Tests:
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 * CRYP-7902 - Prevent test from showing error on screen
 * FILE-6310 - Detection of mount point now match exact name
+* HRDN-7230 - Show single line when no malware scanner was detected
 * NETW-3006 - Updated detection of MAC addresses on Linux
 * PKGS-2379 - Improvement for OpenBSD usage of PHP suhosin
+* TOOL-5002 - Detection capabilities for Ansible added
 
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diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index fc0cb70c..0bfbfd09 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     PROGRAM_AUTHOR_CONTACT="lynis-dev@cisofy.com"
 
     # Version details
-    PROGRAM_RELEASE_DATE="2017-07-11"
-    PROGRAM_RELEASE_TIMESTAMP=1499694342
-    PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE="dev" # dev or final
+    PROGRAM_RELEASE_DATE="2017-08-17"
+    PROGRAM_RELEASE_TIMESTAMP=1502972500
+    PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE="final" # dev or final
     PROGRAM_VERSION="2.5.3"
 
     # Source, documentation and license