diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bede8e..e559bd0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+## [0.5.3] - 2026-01-18
+
+### Changes
+- fix: make admin bypass work properly for bot PRs (#113)
+
 ## [0.5.2] - 2026-01-13
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cb0c939..be14282 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.2
+0.5.3
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5637f60..1086823 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opencode-agents",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.3",
   "description": "OpenCode agent evaluation framework and test suites",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [