diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d0826250..c2bfa0df 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+pve-manager (5.1-53) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * show additional status info in the VM summary page
+
+  * added an io-error status icon for VMs
+
+  * minor keyboard interaction improvements in the UI
+
+  * added a node-specific configuration file
+
+  * added ACME API endpoints to manage ACME accounts and certificates
+
+  * added pvenode command line tool for certificate and acme account management
+
+  * added certificate renewal to pveupdate
+
+  * added certificate management to node UI
+
+  * expose 'move volume' functionality for container mount points via the UI
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Mon, 07 May 2018 15:13:02 +0200
+
 pve-manager (5.1-52) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * VM/Hardware: show memory shares
diff --git a/defines.mk b/defines.mk
index bead0aa3..a84bac2d 100644
--- a/defines.mk
+++ b/defines.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION=5.1
 PACKAGE=pve-manager
-PACKAGERELEASE=52
+PACKAGERELEASE=53
 
 BINDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
 PERLLIBDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr/share/perl5