diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e48131563..cc4de5607 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-5.3.1 (2020-06-20)
+
+  * Fixed #1761: Duplication of search worker when subscribing to observable
+
 mkdocs-material-5.3.0 (2020-06-15)
 
   * Added support for color schemes based on user preference
diff --git a/docs/releases/changelog.md b/docs/releases/changelog.md
index 71356d47d..6ba5943bf 100644
--- a/docs/releases/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/releases/changelog.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ pip show mkdocs-material
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 5.3.1 <small>_ June 20, 2020</small>
+
+* Fixed #1761: Duplication of search worker when subscribing to observable
+
 ### 5.3.0 <small>_ June 15, 2020</small>
 
 * Added support for color schemes based on user preference
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index 494da8bd4..5e9929621 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <meta name="author" content="{{ config.site_author }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-5.3.0">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-5.3.1">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 50bee1691..381d13f0d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0680adc5..605a89f07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "description": "A Material Design theme for MkDocs",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",