diff --git a/.changes/5.3.1.md b/.changes/5.3.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ba1734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/5.3.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## dbt-snowflake-monitoring 5.3.1 - August 23, 2024
+
+### Features
+
+- Add lookback variable to stg_query_history ([#163](https://github.com/get-select/dbt-snowflake-monitoring/pull/163))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@smitsrr](https://github.com/smitsrr) (Features)
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20f45ce..8966277 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
+## dbt-snowflake-monitoring 5.3.1 - August 23, 2024
+
+### Features
+
+- Add lookback variable to stg_query_history ([#163](https://github.com/get-select/dbt-snowflake-monitoring/pull/163))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@smitsrr](https://github.com/smitsrr) (Features)
+
+
 ## dbt-snowflake-monitoring 5.3.0 - June 15, 2024
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_project.yml
index 06eda97..396205b 100644
--- a/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt_project.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: 'dbt_snowflake_monitoring'
-version: '5.3.0'
+version: '5.3.1'
 config-version: 2
 
 profile: dbt_snowflake_monitoring
diff --git a/models/staging/stg_query_history.sql b/models/staging/stg_query_history.sql
index e7da17c..5f2dd02 100644
--- a/models/staging/stg_query_history.sql
+++ b/models/staging/stg_query_history.sql
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ from {{ source('snowflake_account_usage', 'query_history') }}
 {% if is_incremental() %}
     -- must use end time in case query hasn't completed
     -- add lookback window of 2 days to account for late arriving queries
-    where end_time > (select dateadd(day, -2, coalesce(max(end_time), '1970-01-01') ) from {{ this }})
+    where end_time > (select dateadd(day, -{{ var('dbt_snowflake_monitoring_incremental_days', '2') }}, coalesce(max(end_time), '1970-01-01') ) from {{ this }})
 {% endif %}
 
 order by start_time