diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 0f7ab5d..66941f1 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+2016-02-25 version 0.5.3
+- FIX: mqtt user/pass from config file
+
 2016-02-25 version 0.5.2
 - UPD: defaults file now contains most config settings
 - UPD: ocat -v explicitly shows yes/no for MQTT/HTTP
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 0652d25..e215c3e 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "0.5.2"
+#define VERSION "0.5.3"