diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 082a2e75b1..3d6adb342f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [22.53.1] 6/16/2024
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Fix trader mode ([#4397](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4397)) @joligario 2024-06-17
+
 ## [22.53.0] 6/14/2024
 
 ### Bug
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index 6fb431b3e1..611397ed88 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 // Build variables
 // these get injected during the build pipeline
-#define CURRENT_VERSION "22.53.0-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
+#define CURRENT_VERSION "22.53.1-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
 #define LOGIN_VERSION "0.8.0"
 #define COMPILE_DATE    __DATE__
 #define COMPILE_TIME    __TIME__
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe55ab9c62..a8315c47fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eqemu-server",
-  "version": "22.53.0",
+  "version": "22.53.1",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/EQEmu/Server.git"