diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2ffa421..1f9625b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.53.0"
+  ".": "0.53.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93137d9..32c1546 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.53.1](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.53.0...v0.53.1) (2025-09-28)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* add referer explicitly to sources ([be7c19a](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/be7c19a54f5df15966a4214b63611eff4753788e))
+* bring back mediaflow proxy redirect url generation ([d8a4375](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/d8a4375783a9ccd52b964c43e323c9b438575bca))
+* **deps:** update jest monorepo to v30.2.0 ([#384](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/issues/384)) ([708d3d7](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/708d3d785d0003e4c9cd0b6c4025215db558ab41))
+* **fetcher:** add referer to fetch logging ([fcced2e](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/fcced2e12274beeea498b8a42cda1c6a0952f6b1))
+* rework referer header passing and mediaflow proxy URL creation ([25b326e](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/25b326ee480a41d60c2430ad820036c6313cb4f3))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not write out label twice if the same for source and extractor ([6053034](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/60530343b4bd7cbaf8aa3c7812dee352691b4c82))
+* **source:** improve Eurostream partial keyword matching ([af5c3f2](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/commit/af5c3f2ae62fe68daa1eed2ab97d799e056187bf))
+
 ## [0.53.0](https://github.com/webstreamr/webstreamr/compare/v0.52.5...v0.53.0) (2025-09-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 949473d..5e496e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
-  "version": "0.53.0",
+  "version": "0.53.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "webstreamr",
-      "version": "0.53.0",
+      "version": "0.53.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@keyv/sqlite": "^4.0.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 544962c..7cdf2ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webstreamr",
   "description": "Provides HTTP URLs from streaming websites.",
-  "version": "0.53.0",
+  "version": "0.53.1",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "analyse": "tsc --noEmit --project ./tsconfig.dev.json",
diff --git a/src/utils/manifest.ts b/src/utils/manifest.ts
index 5621989..f63ec21 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: '0.53.0', // x-release-please-version
+    version: '0.53.1', // 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: [