diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5d13808e..04a4a9982 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## [1.5.3-rc.1](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/compare/v1.5.2...v1.5.3-rc.1) (2024-04-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* `close` event was not triggered reliably ([#860](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/860)) ([ec1d5ae](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/ec1d5ae8436b5265a59ef277e3fa05608f19f1ae)), closes [#636](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/636)
+* **datachannel:** sending order is now preserved correctly ([18d491a](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/18d491a83df759f26c08d1bb10d6011891eb2efc)), closes [#746](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/issues/746)
+* navigator is not defined ([305a180](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/305a180a62146f395b147fe9ffbb8f6aedbc12e9))
+* navigator is not defined. ([6f85dd3](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/6f85dd353d2edc92a676f94ae6b748aedff6e37b))
+* remove need for `unsafe-eval` ([f1857fe](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/commit/f1857fe796790c85255e71869e19918e22acc72f))
+
 ## [1.5.2](https://github.com/peers/peerjs/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2) (2023-12-05)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a79c584e6..9d59fd4f7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "peerjs",
-			"version": "1.5.2",
+			"version": "1.5.3-rc.1",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@msgpack/msgpack": "^2.8.0",
@@ -18724,5 +18724,6 @@
 				"node": "^12.22.0 || ^14.17.0 || >=16.0.0"
 			}
 		}
-	}
+	},
+	"version": "1.5.3-rc.1"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4269abf38..9de0e4bd4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "peerjs",
-	"version": "1.5.2",
+	"version": "1.5.3-rc.1",
 	"keywords": [
 		"peerjs",
 		"webrtc",