diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cc431a..2220bd7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [v5.3.0-SNAPSHOT] - 2023-12-04
+## [v5.3.0] - 2023-12-04
 
 - Removed the Cassandra Java client from common libs, now the portlets pass through the social service
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b71527d..3d99943 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gcube-portal-bundle</artifactId>
-	<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>5.3.0</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<scm>
 		<connection>