diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94ce526..384c04b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.5.3 - 2025-02-07
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Version `0.5.2` included an error with the `mdx` files for embedding generation from `generateFromFile` API. This has been fixed.
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d9f3a87..f9952a7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="%CUSTOM_PLUGIN_CREATOR_USERNAME%" \
       name="ai-rag-template" \
       description="%CUSTOM_PLUGIN_SERVICE_DESCRIPTION%" \
       eu.mia-platform.url="https://www.mia-platform.eu" \
-      eu.mia-platform.version="0.5.2"
+      eu.mia-platform.version="0.5.3"
 
 USER python
 
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index ca7522d..f2d1897 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def create_app(context: AppContext) -> FastAPI:
         openapi_url="/documentation/json",
         redoc_url=None,
         title="ai-rag-template",
-        version="0.5.2"
+        version="0.5.3"
     )
 
     app.add_middleware(AppContextMiddleware, app_context=context)