diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f3b5b928e..0a121f8e3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### v1.5.3
+## What's Changed
+* Load registry schemas before implementing patching by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3486
+* Force resolve validation to not use strict types by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3488
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/compare/v1.5.2...v1.5.3
+
 ### v1.5.2
 ## What's Changed
 * Update CloudFormation schemas to 2024-07-09 by @github-actions in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3457
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae337ca653..bbb2148692 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ If you'd like cfn-lint to be run automatically when making changes to files in y
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.5.2 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.5.3 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint
         files: path/to/cfn/dir/.*\.(json|yml|yaml)$
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ If you are using a `.cfnlintrc` and specifying the `templates` or `ignore_templa
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.5.2 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.5.3 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint-rc
 ```
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/version.py b/src/cfnlint/version.py
index bde9dc6f95..d965f24d87 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/version.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.5.2"
+__version__ = "1.5.3"