diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9a5ad1d91a..4e0ea8bfad 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+paasta-tools (1.5.3) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * 1.5.3 tagged with 'make release'
+    Commit: Merge pull request #3968 from Yelp/u/mpiano/SEC-19486  local-
+    run: add option to authenticate as the calling user
+
+ -- Eman Elsabban <emanelsabban@yelp.com>  Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:41:04 -0700
+
 paasta-tools (1.5.2) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * 1.5.2 tagged with 'make release'
diff --git a/paasta_tools/__init__.py b/paasta_tools/__init__.py
index f7bcc7ef09..7cd18acd8e 100644
--- a/paasta_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/paasta_tools/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 # setup phase, the dependencies may not exist on disk yet.
 #
 # Don't bump version manually. See `make release` docs in ./Makefile
-__version__ = "1.5.2"
+__version__ = "1.5.3"
diff --git a/yelp_package/Makefile b/yelp_package/Makefile
index b4cbe1db86..96f3d908ea 100644
--- a/yelp_package/Makefile
+++ b/yelp_package/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Edit this release and run "make release"
-RELEASE=1.5.2
+RELEASE=1.5.3
 
 SHELL=/bin/bash