diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 5c6d028a..7bf0fb0d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.5.2
+current_version = 2.5.3
 
 [bumpversion:file:.env]
 
diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 457e14ba..f4e91d25 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 export PROJECT_NAME=$OPEN_PROJECT_NAME
 export PROJECT_DIR="$PWD"
-export PROJECT_VERSION="2.5.2"
+export PROJECT_VERSION="2.5.3"
 
 if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
      if ! hash pyvenv 2>/dev/null; then
diff --git a/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md b/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md
index 9f4aee9d..1c841458 100644
--- a/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md
+++ b/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Code Contributors
 - Antti Kaihola (@akaihola)
 - Christopher Goes (@GhostOfGoes)
 - Stanislav (@atmo)
+- Lordran (@xzycn)
 
 Documenters
 ===================
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3c2b929..efeefe0a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Ideally, within a virtual environment.
 
 Changelog
 =========
+### 2.5.3 hotfix - May 15, 2019
+- Fixed issue #794 - Restore support for versions of Marshmallow pre-2.17.0
+
 ### 2.5.2 hotfix - May 10, 2019
 - Fixed issue #790 - Set Falcon defaults to pre 2.0.0 version to avoid breaking changes for Hug users until a Hug 3.0.0 release. The new default Falcon behaviour can be defaulted before hand by setting `__hug__.future = True`.
 
diff --git a/hug/_version.py b/hug/_version.py
index 666034b8..dc9384a5 100644
--- a/hug/_version.py
+++ b/hug/_version.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-current = "2.5.2"
+current = "2.5.3"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6980eeba..975b7577 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def list_modules(dirname):
 
 setup(
     name="hug",
-    version="2.5.2",
+    version="2.5.3",
     description="A Python framework that makes developing APIs "
     "as simple as possible, but no simpler.",
     long_description=long_description,