diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93cdfc8..42c6404 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [5.3.0](https://github.com/ipld/js-car/compare/v5.2.6...v5.3.0) (2024-02-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add version method to CarWriter ([#162](https://github.com/ipld/js-car/issues/162)) ([d1ded7f](https://github.com/ipld/js-car/commit/d1ded7f32437b8229b61cd3f11eac92a313a228a)), closes [#161](https://github.com/ipld/js-car/issues/161)
+
 ## [5.2.6](https://github.com/ipld/js-car/compare/v5.2.5...v5.2.6) (2024-01-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ipld/car",
-  "version": "5.2.6",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "Content Addressable aRchive format reader and writer",
   "author": "Rod <rod@vagg.org> (http://r.va.gg/)",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",