diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c9edd49..f82216d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.53.4"
+  ".": "0.53.5"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e9f6a3..7549ba5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.53.5](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.53.4...v0.53.5) (2025-09-30)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **deps:** update dependency winston to v3.18.2 ([#394](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/394)) ([9f46b7f](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/9f46b7fffa0b8ae82f117583c8485ec9ffc66aca))
+* **extractor:** make VixSrc work without MediaFlow proxy ([012b164](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/012b1648e1da1d8bf22a45d1787b0ca760f5260c))
+* use concurrency of 4 for mediaflow proxy requests ([04b8987](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/04b8987c3020138a00afddc99df8021626f188a2))
+
 ## [0.53.4](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.53.3...v0.53.4) (2025-09-30)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index aab13f1..0473267 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
-  "version": "0.53.4",
+  "version": "0.53.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webstreamr",
-      "version": "0.53.4",
+      "version": "0.53.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@keyv/sqlite": "^4.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22e4821..a97fbef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
   "description": "Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites.",
-  "version": "0.53.4",
+  "version": "0.53.5",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "analyse": "tsc --noEmit --project ./tsconfig.dev.json",
diff --git a/src/utils/manifest.ts b/src/utils/manifest.ts
index 194c47f..b19ace7 100644
--- a/src/utils/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/utils/manifest.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const typedEntries = <T extends object>(obj: T): [keyof T, T[keyof T]][] => (Obj
 export const buildManifest = (sources: Source[], extractors: Extractor[], config: Config): CustomManifest => {
   const manifest: CustomManifest = {
     id: envGetAppId(),
-    version: '0.53.4', // x-release-please-version
+    version: '0.53.5', // x-release-please-version
     name: envGetAppName(),
     description: 'Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites. Configure add-on for additional languages. Add MediaFlow proxy for more URLs.',
     resources: [