diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4118dceb7..3cd7b8f76 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+0.5.3
+=====
+- Fixed a crash in Python 2 when serializing non-hashable instancemethods of built-in
+  types ([issue #144](https://github.com/cloudpipe/cloudpickle/issues/144)).
+
+- itertools objects can also pickled
+  ([PR #156](https://github.com/cloudpipe/cloudpickle/pull/156)).
+
+- `logging.RootLogger` can be also pickled
+  ([PR #160](https://github.com/cloudpipe/cloudpickle/pull/160)).
+
 0.5.2
 =====
 
@@ -20,6 +31,12 @@
 
 - Use `pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL` by default.
 
+0.4.4
+=====
+
+- `logging.RootLogger` can be also pickled
+  ([PR #160](https://github.com/cloudpipe/cloudpickle/pull/160)).
+
 0.4.3
 =====
 
diff --git a/cloudpickle/__init__.py b/cloudpickle/__init__.py
index cc509ad54..4f76e5577 100644
--- a/cloudpickle/__init__.py
+++ b/cloudpickle/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 from cloudpickle.cloudpickle import *
 
-__version__ = '0.5.2'
+__version__ = '0.5.3'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dbef31f1b..cd9bc4e28 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 dist = setup(
     name='cloudpickle',
-    version='0.5.2',
+    version='0.5.3',
     description='Extended pickling support for Python objects',
     author='Cloudpipe',
     author_email='cloudpipe@googlegroups.com',