diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5ac7e917a..421de35ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22231,7 +22231,7 @@
     },
     "services/backend": {
       "name": "@deploystack/backend",
-      "version": "0.52.0",
+      "version": "0.53.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fastify/cookie": "^11.0.2",
         "@fastify/cors": "^11.1.0",
diff --git a/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md b/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
index c2c88f3db..61b9e0aad 100644
--- a/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/services/backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.53.0 (2025-12-15)
+
+* fix(backend): correct satellite command event types for MCP deletion operations 0ca6146ade77a35a90f6c631e608dc5aebe799dd
+* fix(backend): preserve satellite commands during account deletion 6db38fa06448ffa854b7177e759cab62a1c88e00
+* fix(backend): properly delete MCP installations and notify satellites during team deletion 6d82fb3582b519cb44b640479fcd15f0d8e6ed21
+* fix(frontend): preserve team permissions after update and improve delete modal UX d7e92dbd2418858141c937f54ac5219bee3b496c
+* fix(satellite): resolve Docker volume permission issues preventing credential persistence 6aa532f24650a1e009a0be5e5869c295640e436b
+* fix(satellite): resolve Docker volume permission issues preventing credential persistence 8d4499a2f8cf9816127ab7bc89af9da5ceb242ed, closes #547
+* feat(all): add satellite selection to MCP client configuration 34d1a7972db2b8099825478998fc300058cddaac, closes #548
+* feat(all): add satellite_url field with auto-detection and first-heartbeat updates 6ec441c8dfecc96bf7c36c9066f8c2d4a7bd2cf2
+* feat(all): add self-service account deletion 9f968f255eacde72b1ed3da56102f1c401a6c4d3
+* feat(backend): add satellite_url field to team satellites endpoint af13d14c99fd4b5ae25cd73621720fba942e1b29
+* feat(frontend): add empty state for no available satellites 002268edc688a01f44dca21a31ffccce9957cd77
+
 ## 0.52.0 (2025-12-12)
 
 * fix(backend): filter disabled servers from regular users, allow global_admin to see all 652696709215ab13de3697722a28e0643cefef76
diff --git a/services/backend/package.json b/services/backend/package.json
index 3192bc330..923802bfc 100644
--- a/services/backend/package.json
+++ b/services/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deploystack/backend",
-  "version": "0.52.0",
+  "version": "0.53.0",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon",
     "build": "tsc && webpack --mode=production",
diff --git a/services/backend/src/config/version.ts b/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
index 29f326d3e..00d1fe19e 100644
--- a/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
+++ b/services/backend/src/config/version.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export interface VersionInfo {
 
 // This will be replaced by the build script
 let versionData: VersionInfo = {
-  version: '0.52.0',
-  buildTime: '2025-12-12T22:52:04.847Z',
+  version: '0.53.0',
+  buildTime: '2025-12-15T07:44:47.654Z',
   source: 'release'
 };