diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index f18734895..6c371c336 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 Release History
 ---------------
 
+0.5.3 (2014-05-10)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- Add feature #19: Run.underline property
+
+
 0.5.2 (2014-05-06)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
-- Add #17 feature: character style
+- Add feature #17: character style
 
 
 0.5.1 (2014-04-02)
diff --git a/docx/__init__.py b/docx/__init__.py
index 0d67a12fc..b6147da04 100644
--- a/docx/__init__.py
+++ b/docx/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from docx.api import Document  # noqa
 
-__version__ = '0.5.2'
+__version__ = '0.5.3'
 
 
 # register custom Part classes with opc package reader