diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Revision history for testcontainer-hs
 
+## 0.5.3.0 -- 2026-03-31
+
+* Removed dependency on `optics-core` and `aeson-optics` (@alexbiehl, https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-hs/pull/70)
+
 ## 0.5.2.0 -- 2025-08-28
 
 * Introduce `withCopyFileToContainer` to copy local files to the container (@LaurentRDC, https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-hs/pull/62)
diff --git a/testcontainers.cabal b/testcontainers.cabal
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      >=1.10
 name:               testcontainers
-version:            0.5.2.0
+version:            0.5.3.0
 synopsis:           Docker containers for your integration tests.
 description:
   testcontainers is a Haskell library that provides a friendly API to