diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index ce9457b31..d5b0bf6fd 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/maistra/istio-workspace
-  newTag: v0.5.2-next
+  newTag: v0.5.3
diff --git a/docs/antora.yml b/docs/antora.yml
index 61c312b72..e57668ac6 100644
--- a/docs/antora.yml
+++ b/docs/antora.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: istio-workspace
 title: Istio Workspace
-version: latest
+version: v0.5.3
 nav:
   - modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/release_notes.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/release_notes.adoc
index ca9cf6a12..22e767fc9 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/release_notes.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/release_notes.adoc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 = Releases
 
 // append:release_notes
+include::release_notes/v0.5.3.adoc[]
+
 include::release_notes/v0.5.2.adoc[]
 
 include::release_notes/v0.5.1.adoc[]