diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 684bdbe..ce65b73 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.2.1"
+  ".": "5.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 039dfaf..b9c35a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [5.3.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/job-tracker/compare/v5.2.1...v5.3.0) (2026-07-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* handle Delete_Layer tasks flow (MAPCO-10814) ([#72](https://github.com/MapColonies/job-tracker/issues/72)) ([211a89f](https://github.com/MapColonies/job-tracker/commit/211a89f51609b2932932a2c0e20b7c9ad786c85c))
+
 ## [5.2.1](https://github.com/MapColonies/job-tracker/compare/v5.2.0...v5.2.1) (2026-07-15)
 
 
diff --git a/helm/Chart.yaml b/helm/Chart.yaml
index 72de365..7c29ebe 100644
--- a/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: job-tracker
 description: A Helm chart for job-tracker service
 type: application
-version: 5.2.1
-appVersion: 5.2.1
+version: 5.3.0
+appVersion: 5.3.0
 dependencies:
   - name: mclabels
     version: 1.0.1
diff --git a/openapi3.yaml b/openapi3.yaml
index b71d9d3..e4ead91 100644
--- a/openapi3.yaml
+++ b/openapi3.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ openapi: 3.0.1
 info:
   title: job-tracker
   description: A service that exposes a dedicated API for jobs and tasks states tracking
-  version: 5.2.1
+  version: 5.3.0
   license:
     name: MIT
     url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9a0104d..3f5dbc3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "job-tracker",
-  "version": "5.2.1",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "job-tracker",
-      "version": "5.2.1",
+      "version": "5.3.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b75e646..0ab1ff6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "job-tracker",
-  "version": "5.2.1",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "This is a service that exposes a dedicated API for jobs and tasks states tracking",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {