diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5537523d..c5181e0c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) 
 
+## [6.5.3] Preview Release
+### Added
+- Added removed constructor back to AKV Provider which supports authentication with a customized method to fetch accessToken [#675](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/675)
+- Added support for JDK 10 for both Maven and Gradle [#691](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/691)
+- Added a resource bundle to handle junit error strings [#698](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/698)
+
+### Fixed Issues
+- Fixed the driver disposing user created credentials when using Kerberos Constrained Delegation [#636](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/636)
+- Fixed an issue with HostnameInCertificate when redirected while connected to Azure [#644](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/644)
+- Fixed an intermittent issue with Prepared Statement handle not found [#648](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/648)
+- Fixed a conflict with JDBC Compliance where the driver was returning marked columns as SS_IS_COMPUTED instead of IS_GENERATED [#695](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/695)
+- Fixed maven build warnings and deprecated Java API warnings [#701](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/701)
+- Fixed some Javadoc related warnings [#702](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/702)
+
 ## [6.5.2] Preview Release
 ### Added
 - Added new connection property "cancelQueryTimeout" to cancel QueryTimeout on Connection and Statement [#674](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/674)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b80bdb198..23ea036a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ What's coming next?  We will look into adding a more comprehensive set of tests,
 
 ## Build
 ### Prerequisites
-* Java 9
+* Java 10
 * [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi)
 * An instance of SQL Server or Azure SQL Database that you can connect to. 
 
 ### Build the JAR files
 Maven builds automatically trigger a set of verification tests to run.  For these tests to pass, you will first need to add an environment variable in your system called `mssql_jdbc_test_connection_properties` to provide the [correct connection properties](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/building-the-connection-url) for your SQL Server or Azure SQL Database instance.
 
-To build the jar files, you must use Java 9 with Maven.  You can choose to build a JDBC 4.3 compliant jar file (for use with JRE 9) and/or a JDBC 4.2 compliant jar file (for use with JRE 8).
+To build the jar files, you must use Java 10 with Maven.  You can choose to build a JDBC 4.3 compliant jar file (for use with JRE 10) and/or a JDBC 4.2 compliant jar file (for use with JRE 8).
 
 * Maven:
 	1. If you have not already done so, add the environment variable `mssql_jdbc_test_connection_properties` in your system with the connection properties for your SQL Server or SQL DB instance.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ To get the latest preview version of the driver, add the following to your POM f
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>6.5.2.jre9-preview</version>
+	<version>6.5.3.jre10-preview</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Projects that require either of the two features need to explicitly declare the
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>6.5.2.jre9-preview</version>
+	<version>6.5.3.jre10-preview</version>
 	<scope>compile</scope>
 </dependency>
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Projects that require either of the two features need to explicitly declare the
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>6.5.2.jre9-preview</version>
+	<version>6.5.3.jre10-preview</version>
 	<scope>compile</scope>
 </dependency>
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bdd3c1090..bbb65a5fe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 
-version = '6.5.3-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '6.5.3'
 def jreVersion = ""
 def testOutputDir = file("build/classes/java/test")
 def archivesBaseName = 'mssql-jdbc'
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9a7bb3ef..c35395c07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>6.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>6.5.3</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLJdbcVersion.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLJdbcVersion.java
index e8a537aa8..964bb7ec9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLJdbcVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLJdbcVersion.java
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 final class SQLJdbcVersion {
     static final int major = 6;
     static final int minor = 5;
-    static final int patch = 2;
+    static final int patch = 3;
     static final int build = 0;
 }