diff --git a/.github/release/package-lock.json b/.github/release/package-lock.json
index 58afa732..edd0c6c0 100644
--- a/.github/release/package-lock.json
+++ b/.github/release/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release",
-  "version": "6.5.2",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/.github/release/package.json b/.github/release/package.json
index 65b306ac..f3a1dd45 100644
--- a/.github/release/package.json
+++ b/.github/release/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "release",
-  "version": "6.5.2",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "description": "",
   "scripts": {
     "release": "release-it"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1d87db4..ada721c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [6.5.3](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/compare/6.5.2...6.5.3)
+
+- Force advancing on iOS if advancing by 0 [`1b5de5f`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/1b5de5fbba179bdd8ca1e6260a3db23455b2fcca)
+- Updating version files [`aaa2040`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/aaa2040adc866c6965698a0ca13d586e7c959608)
+- improve error reporting if exe in deploy script does not exist [`a71159d`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/a71159d2d9afcf64b1af7c37fa5dfcbc38f062ec)
+
 #### [6.5.2](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/compare/6.5.1...6.5.2)
 
+> 17 December 2024
+
+- chore: release v6.5.2 [`312c2ed`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/312c2ede73685fe91586301184bd77d254d0cf82)
 - Updating version files [`234076f`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/234076f469b2b19cca60eadbfdc9e130513e9ef3)
 - do not exclude proxies from drawables list [`b23e074`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/b23e07476aabf4f04f39cda7719214172ce10865)
-- Scripting begins! [`33e3c28`](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/commit/33e3c28e2acfe3a5984cd251770e773a345cde5e)
 
 #### [6.5.1](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios/compare/6.5.0...6.5.1)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fa09f584..73092f34 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.5.2
\ No newline at end of file
+6.5.3
\ No newline at end of file