diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 211d08e6c..825bbd54a 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+1.53.0 (August 23, 2019)
+* Upgraded: Rails 6.0.
+* New generator: `suspenders:inline_svg` for setting up the inline_svg gem.
+* Changed: silence Puma's startup messages in JS specs.
+* Changed: improve chromedriver configuration.
+* Added: documentation for deploying to Heroku.
+* Fixed: indentation in production config file.
+
 1.52.0 (June 7, 2019)
 * Changed: Setup system tests instead of feature specs
 * Upgraded: Rails 5.2.3
diff --git a/lib/suspenders/version.rb b/lib/suspenders/version.rb
index 4ce7f3b03..0d840bf16 100644
--- a/lib/suspenders/version.rb
+++ b/lib/suspenders/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ module Suspenders
     read("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../.ruby-version").
     strip.
     freeze
-  VERSION = "1.52.0".freeze
+  VERSION = "1.53.0".freeze
 end