diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 55739960..e089a5fa 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ <h3>Returns:</h3>
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 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.6</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2022-07-07 16:50:48 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2022-11-14 18:51:21 </i>
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diff --git a/docs/topics/readme.md.html b/docs/topics/readme.md.html
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--- a/docs/topics/readme.md.html
+++ b/docs/topics/readme.md.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ <h2>Modules</h2>
 
 <h1>lua-resty-healthcheck</h1>
 
-<p><img src="https://img.shields.io/luarocks/v/kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/1.5.2-1?style=flat-square" alt="legacy version"/>
+<p><img src="https://img.shields.io/luarocks/v/kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/1.5.3-1?style=flat-square" alt="legacy version"/>
 <img src="https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/actions/workflows/latest_os.yml/badge.svg?branch=release/1.5.x" alt="Release 1.5.x"/>
 <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue?style=flat-square" alt="License"/>
 <img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/thekonginc?style=social" alt="Twitter Follow"/></p>
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ <h2>History</h2>
 
 <p>Versioning is strictly based on <a href="https://semver.org/">Semantic Versioning</a></p>
 
+<h3>1.5.3 (14-Nov-2022)</h3>
+
+<ul>
+    <li>Fix: avoid raising worker events for new targets that were marked for delayed
+    removal, i.e. targets that already exist in memory only need the removal flag
+    cleared when added back. <a href="https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/pull/121">#121</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+
 <h3>1.5.2 (07-Jul-2022)</h3>
 
 <ul>
@@ -352,7 +361,7 @@ <h2>Copyright and License</h2>
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 23533633..5ee3efd1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # lua-resty-healthcheck
 
-![legacy version](https://img.shields.io/luarocks/v/kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/1.5.2-1?style=flat-square)
+![legacy version](https://img.shields.io/luarocks/v/kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/1.5.3-1?style=flat-square)
 ![Release 1.5.x](https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/actions/workflows/latest_os.yml/badge.svg?branch=release/1.5.x)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue?style=flat-square)
 ![Twitter Follow](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/thekonginc?style=social)
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ for the complete API.
 
 Versioning is strictly based on [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/)
 
+### 1.5.3 (14-Nov-2022)
+
+* Fix: avoid raising worker events for new targets that were marked for delayed
+  removal, i.e. targets that already exist in memory only need the removal flag
+  cleared when added back. [#121](https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/pull/121)
+
+
 ### 1.5.2 (07-Jul-2022)
 
 * Better handling of `resty.lock` failure modes, adding more checks to ensure the
diff --git a/rockspecs/lua-resty-healthcheck-1.5.3-1.rockspec b/rockspecs/lua-resty-healthcheck-1.5.3-1.rockspec
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@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package = "lua-resty-healthcheck"
+version = "1.5.3-1"
+source = {
+  url = "https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck/archive/1.5.3.tar.gz",
+  dir = "lua-resty-healthcheck-1.5.3"
+}
+description = {
+  summary = "Healthchecks for OpenResty to check upstream service status",
+  detailed = [[
+    lua-resty-healthcheck is a module that can check upstream service
+    availability by sending requests and validating responses at timed
+    intervals.
+  ]],
+  license = "Apache 2.0",
+  homepage = "https://github.com/Kong/lua-resty-healthcheck"
+}
+dependencies = {
+  "lua-resty-worker-events == 1.0.0",
+  "penlight >= 1.9.2",
+  "lua-resty-timer ~> 1",
+}
+build = {
+  type = "builtin",
+  modules = {
+    ["resty.healthcheck"] = "lib/resty/healthcheck.lua",
+  }
+}