diff --git a/crates/apollo-parser/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/apollo-parser/CHANGELOG.md
index c77b72f8d..519bd89fe 100644
--- a/crates/apollo-parser/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/apollo-parser/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ## Documentation -->
 
+# [0.5.3](https://crates.io/crates/apollo-parser/0.5.3) - 2023-05-12
+## Fixes
+- **variable definition list cannot be empty - [lrlna], [pull/553] fixing [issue/546]**
+  We previously allowed an operation with an empty variable definition list,
+  which is incorrect. This change provides a fix.
+
+[lrlna]: https://github.com/lrlna
+[issue/546]: https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/pull/546
+[pull/553]: https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs/pull/553
+
 # [0.5.2](https://crates.io/crates/apollo-parser/0.5.2) - 2023-05-10
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/crates/apollo-parser/Cargo.toml b/crates/apollo-parser/Cargo.toml
index 8c667c842..390817776 100644
--- a/crates/apollo-parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apollo-parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "apollo-parser"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 authors = ["Irina Shestak <shestak.irina@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-rs"
diff --git a/crates/apollo-parser/README.md b/crates/apollo-parser/README.md
index 916728260..1bac4feaf 100644
--- a/crates/apollo-parser/README.md
+++ b/crates/apollo-parser/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Add this to your `Cargo.toml` to start using `apollo-parser`:
 ```toml
 # Just an example, change to the necessary package version.
 [dependencies]
-apollo-parser = "0.5.2"
+apollo-parser = "0.5.3"
 ```
 
 Or using [cargo-edit]: