diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec41b69..8a2fbbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@
 ## 7.51.0
 
 ## 7.52.0
+
+## 7.53.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffcf39d..704ae7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sasesp-plugin",
-  "version": "7.52.0",
+  "version": "7.53.0",
   "description": "SAS Event Stream Processing Data Source",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "webpack -c ./.config/webpack/webpack.config.ts --env production",