diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a0afe272f..a1625ca67 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
+### pluma 1.25.3
+
+  * port plugins to use the window-construct property.
+  * cppcheck warning: Checking if unsigned expression is less than zero
+  * cppcheck warning: Local variable 'icon' shadows outer argument
+  * pluma-window: unused variable ‘ui_file’ [-Wunused-variable]
+  * build: port to gtksourceview-4
+  * cppcheck warning: Local variable shadows outer variable
+
 ### pluma 1.25.2
 
   * pluma-activatable-interfaces: use G_DECLARE_INTERFACE
   * code formating fixes
   * Introduce PlumaWindowActivatable, PlumaAppActivatable, PlumaViewActivatable
 
-
 ### pluma 1.25.1
 
   * tx: disable "he" translations
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ae16ddab6..97dd6f07c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.63.2)
 
 m4_define(pluma_major_version, 1)
 m4_define(pluma_minor_version, 25)
-m4_define(pluma_micro_version, 2)
+m4_define(pluma_micro_version, 3)
 m4_define(pluma_version, pluma_major_version.pluma_minor_version.pluma_micro_version)
 
 AC_INIT([pluma], [pluma_version],