diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 58869f7..d8145a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.5.3
+2024-09-16
+Make sure we can properly JSON serialize the FITS queue payload
+
 2.5.2
 2024-09-16
 Fix for posting payloads to FITS queue when thumbnail arrives before FITS image
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dde1066..bc21201 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "science-archive"
-version = "2.5.2"
+version = "2.5.3"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Jashandeep Sohi <jsohi@lco.global>"]
 readme = "README.md"