diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index da06fc0a..37e1c20b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+= RubyMotion 0.53 =
+
+  * Added `motion support', which allows developers to submit support tickets.
+  * Added missing sections in the Runtime guide: Reading Objective-C
+    Interfaces, Shortcuts and C function pointers and Blocks.
+
 = RubyMotion 0.52 =
 
   * Added a new sample, locations, which demonstrates CoreData.
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index bbaed56a..2ebfa752 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLATFORMS_DIR = '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms'
-PROJECT_VERSION = '0.52'
+PROJECT_VERSION = '0.53'
 
 sim_sdks = Dir.glob(File.join(PLATFORMS_DIR, 'iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator*.sdk')).map do |path|
   File.basename(path).scan(/^iPhoneSimulator(.+)\.sdk$/)[0][0]