diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index fda87b2de..1c852a862 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.5.3 (2023-12-23)
+
+  * Limited version range of MkDocs to < 1.6
+  * Updated Macedonian translations
+  * Fixed #6520: Group plugin crashes when using mike
+  * Fixed #6494: Hide author's email address if disabled in git-authors plugin
+
 mkdocs-material-9.5.2+insiders-4.47.1 (2023-12-11)
 
   * Improved editing experience for projects plugin
@@ -9,7 +16,7 @@ mkdocs-material-9.5.2+insiders-4.47.1 (2023-12-11)
 
 mkdocs-material-9.5.2 (2023-12-11)
 
-  * Fixed types for `slugify` settings in blog plugin config
+  * Fixed types for slugify settings in blog plugin config
   * Fixed #6469: Horizontal scrollbars on MathJax containers
 
 mkdocs-material-9.5.1+insiders-4.47.0 (2023-12-08)
@@ -2521,7 +2528,7 @@ mkdocs-material-4.0.0 (2019-02-13)
 
 mkdocs-material-3.3.0 (2019-01-29)
 
-  * Moved Google Analytics integration into `head` using Google Tag Manager
+  * Moved Google Analytics integration into head using Google Tag Manager
   * Fixed #972: Unicode slugifier breaks table of contents blur on scroll
   * Fixed #974: Additional links in table of contents break blur on scroll
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index 3adc782fa..9300dcd27 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.5.3 <small>December 23, 2023</small> { id="9.5.3" }
+
+- Limited version range of MkDocs to < 1.6
+- Updated Macedonian translations
+- Fixed #6520: Group plugin crashes when using mike
+- Fixed #6494: Hide author's email address if disabled in git-authors plugin
+
 ### 9.5.2 <small>December 11, 2023</small> { id="9.5.2" }
 
 - Fixed types for `slugify` settings in blog plugin config
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index 56b68c092..44d428439 100644
--- a/material/__init__.py
+++ b/material/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.5.2"
+__version__ = "9.5.3"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index 713ffab39..4cd9966cc 100644
--- a/material/templates/base.html
+++ b/material/templates/base.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.5.2">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.5.3">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a9421f703..6969d9d88 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.5.2",
+  "version": "9.5.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.5.2",
+      "version": "9.5.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56c10aac9..34258dca2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.5.2",
+  "version": "9.5.3",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",