diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## 2015-10-07 - Version 5.3.0
+### Summary
+Adds a new resource type and a few ssl management parameters
+
+#### Features
+- Add rabbitmq\_parameter type
+- Add management\_ssl parameter to rabbitmq class
+- Add stomp\_ssl\_only parameter to rabbitmq class
+
+#### Bugfixes
+- file\_limit validation and el7 management
+- Fix mnesia dir not getting wiped
+- Fix message-ttl and max-length integer conversion in rabbitmq\_policy
+- Allow managing erlang cookie without config\_cluster
+
 ## 2015-06-23 - Version 5.2.3
 ### Summary
 This is a patch release that updates the dependency requirements in the metadata.
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
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--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "puppetlabs-rabbitmq",
-  "version": "5.2.3",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "author": "puppetlabs",
   "summary": "Installs, configures, and manages RabbitMQ.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",