diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@
 
 
 
+## v5.3.0 (2025-01-04)
+
+### 🐲
+
+* 🐲 Better state constructors, pydantic fixes ([`c20f859`](https://github.com/asaf-kali/codenames/commit/c20f859536b212da9184602894079d0cb8418ff3))
+
+
 ## v5.2.1 (2024-11-22)
 
+### Other
+
+* 🤖 Release [5.2.1] [skip ci] ([`b298c4f`](https://github.com/asaf-kali/codenames/commit/b298c4fce08127ff954b5f9bf628c25237a94dc2))
+
 ### 🛠️
 
 * 🛠️ Add py.typed file ([`1793ec5`](https://github.com/asaf-kali/codenames/commit/1793ec58dbf0af3e4d371577842ab038e13e23d2))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "codenames"
-version = "5.2.1"
+version = "5.3.0"
 description = "Codenames board game logic implementation in python."
 authors = ["Asaf Kali <asaf.kali@mail.huji.ac.il>"]
 readme = "README.md"