diff --git a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
index 3c663bf4..f5549cab 100644
--- a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
+++ b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
 
 #define MyAppName "Chatterino"
-#define MyAppVersion "2.5.2"
+#define MyAppVersion "2.5.3"
 #define MyAppPublisher "Chatterino Team"
 #define MyAppURL "https://www.chatterino.com"
 #define MyAppExeName "chatterino.exe"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68c294b3..32c5ee08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unversioned
 
+## 2.5.3-beta.1
+
 - Minor: Added an option to allow multiple user-selected extensions to interact with Chatterino. (#5997)
 - Minor: Add `Set highlight sounds` and `Open subscription page` split hotkeys. (#5856, #6030)
 - Minor: `/clear` messages are now stacked like timeouts. (#5806)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2789ee28..dee5a81f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if(BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
 endif()
 
 project(chatterino
-    VERSION 2.5.2
+    VERSION 2.5.3
     DESCRIPTION "Chat client for twitch.tv"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://chatterino.com/"
 )
diff --git a/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml b/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
index a1e153d7..84ae1c17 100644
--- a/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
+++ b/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
         <binary>chatterino</binary>
     </provides>
     <releases>
+        <release version="2.5.3~beta1" date="2025-03-17">
+            <url>https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/releases/tag/v2.5.3-beta.1</url>
+        </release>
         <release version="2.5.2" date="2025-01-05">
             <url>https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/releases/tag/v2.5.2</url>
         </release>
diff --git a/src/common/Version.hpp b/src/common/Version.hpp
index 1b294961..63b547b2 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Version.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace chatterino {
  *  - 2.4.0-alpha.2
  *  - 2.4.0-alpha
  **/
-inline const QString CHATTERINO_VERSION = QStringLiteral("2.5.2");
+inline const QString CHATTERINO_VERSION = QStringLiteral("2.5.3-beta.1");
 
 class Version
 {