diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ce65b73..e3690fe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.3.0"
+  ".": "5.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91fe1e9..25441f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.3.1](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.3.0...v5.3.1) (2026-08-18)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* promote the [#124](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/124) docs into 5.3.1 ([#125](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/125)) ([ebf4b03](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/ebf4b036645cab1e369b6bf81b4bf39ce5f5b75a))
+* release 5.3.1 ([#119](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/119)) ([36610fc](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/36610fcf2e3a2c9607ac37e18a8533d9204c8db9))
+
 ## [5.3.0](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.2.0...v5.3.0) (2026-08-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b704e4..b8b441d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "test:unit": "node scripts/test-runner.mjs --unit",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.test.json"
   },
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://discord.gg/gm3mJwcNw8"
   },