diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 6aefab2..c46e1e7 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.5.2
+current_version = 0.5.3
 files = appletree/__init__.py
 commit = True
 tag = True
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index c14ace8..df541c9 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+v0.5.3 / 2024-12-12
+-------------------
+* Remove numpy version constraint by @dachengx in https://github.com/XENONnT/appletree/pull/197
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/XENONnT/appletree/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3
+
+
 v0.5.2 / 2024-12-05
 -------------------
 * [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/XENONnT/appletree/pull/182
diff --git a/appletree/__init__.py b/appletree/__init__.py
index 2ed0a35..0c07c07 100644
--- a/appletree/__init__.py
+++ b/appletree/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.2"
+__version__ = "0.5.3"
 
 # stop jax to preallocate memory
 import os