diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1b6b30289..175fa20e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "flood-app",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 686287bee..958c82616 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "flood-app",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "Flood risk app",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "github:defra/flood-app",
diff --git a/release-docs/CFF-5.3.0.txt b/release-docs/CFF-5.3.0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4c493e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-docs/CFF-5.3.0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Check for flooding 5.3.0 Wednesday 24th November 2021
+
+# Release
+
+https://eaflood.atlassian.net/projects/FSR/versions/15773/tab/release-report-all-issues
+
+# Tickets
+
+FSR-477 content changes
+FSR-484 FGS content
+FSR-485 - Station river data update
+FSR-487 - Target area data update
+FSR-491 - stations-overview page bug fixes
+FSR-472 - rainfall 1dp map overlay fix
+FSR-483 - IOS15 black bar on map bug fix
+
+# Instructions
+
+!Important for webops
+
+This release includes 2 data updates: target area and the river-station data set
+
+Steps
+
+1 - Execute LFW_{STAGE}_99_LOAD_RIVERS
+
+2 - Update LFW_{STAGE}_99_LOAD_FLOOD_ALERT_AREAS jenkins job with the following properties update for the updated database name for production:
+
+DB_NAME=floodprdg
+###### OR ########
+DB_NAME=floodprdb
+
+3 - Execute LFW_{STAGE}_99_LOAD_FLOOD_ALERT_AREAS  ##NOTE if above property update not made this job will fail.
+
+4 - Execute LFW_{stage}_04_UPDATE_FLOOD_APP_AND_SERVICE_PIPELINE
+
+Execute smoke tests and forward results
+