diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 919d38b4..b6ce97e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ This will run a demo version, which you can turn into a fully licenced version b
 
 ## Versions History
 
+### Version 5.3.1 (hotfix)
+
+- 🐛 Adding a group was not working in the previous version. This is now fixed.
+
 ### Version 5.3.0
 
 - [⭐️ Self-Hosting] new features:
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 21310c65..d3007447 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@retrospected/backend",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "license": "GNU GPLv3",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index ff7faa36..fbf438be 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@retrospected/docs",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "docusaurus": "docusaurus",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 476ba8bf..ffb248fa 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@retrospected/frontend",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "license": "GNU GPLv3",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/game/board/Column.tsx b/frontend/src/views/game/board/Column.tsx
index 8059087c..6da1e5a0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/game/board/Column.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/game/board/Column.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ const Column: React.FC<ColumnProps> = ({
       <Groups>
         {groups.map((group) => {
           const posts = group.posts.filter(searchPredicate);
-          if (posts.length === 0) {
+          if (search && posts.length === 0) {
             return null;
           }
           return (
diff --git a/integration/package.json b/integration/package.json
index 840a7aec..4357b4ed 100644
--- a/integration/package.json
+++ b/integration/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@retrospected/integration",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "description": "Integrations tests",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {
diff --git a/marketing/package.json b/marketing/package.json
index de032f51..7b49da02 100644
--- a/marketing/package.json
+++ b/marketing/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@retrospected/marketing",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev -p 3001",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a01e604d..b1cb4373 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "retrospected",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "description": "An agile retrospective board - Powering www.retrospected.com",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {