diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index c3bdafab95..d11952599e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 52.0.0
+current_version = 53.0.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 79941d8efe..93eae6870c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+v53.0.0
+-------
+
+
+Breaking Changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* #1527: Removed bootstrap script. Now Setuptools requires pip or another pep517-compliant builder such as 'build' to build. Now Setuptools can be installed from Github main branch.
+
+
 v52.0.0
 -------
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/1527.breaking.rst b/changelog.d/1527.breaking.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 7eb8a63f73..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/1527.breaking.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Removed bootstrap script. Now Setuptools requires pip or another pep517-compliant builder such as 'build' to build. Now Setuptools can be installed from Github main branch.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e0c4edc2e6..14ff445daa 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 license_files =
     LICENSE
 name = setuptools
-version = 52.0.0
+version = 53.0.0
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages