diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1d315601a..143e7183c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,33 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.m2/repository
 
 before_install:
-  - "echo '<settings><localRepository>${env.HOME}/.m2/repository</localRepository><servers><server><id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id><username>${env.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME}</username><password>${env.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD}</password></server></servers></settings>' > $HOME/settings.xml"
-  - "[[ $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST == 'false' ]] && export MAVEN_PHASE=deploy || export MAVEN_PHASE=install"
+  - >
+    echo '<settings>
+            <localRepository>${env.HOME}/.m2/repository</localRepository>
+            <servers>
+              <server>
+                <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
+                <username>${env.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME}</username>
+                <password>${env.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD}</password>
+              </server>
+              <server>
+                <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+                <username>${env.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME}</username>
+                <password>${env.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD}</password>
+              </server>
+            </servers>
+          </settings>' > $HOME/settings.xml
+  - >
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]]; then
+        export MAVEN_PHASE="install";
+    elif [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != "release" ]]; then
+        export MAVEN_PHASE="deploy";
+    else
+        curl -L "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=$GDOWNLOAD_ID" -o $HOME/settings.tar.gz;
+        tar -xzf $HOME/settings.tar.gz -C $HOME;
+        export GNUPGHOME="$HOME/.gnupg/";
+        export MAVEN_PHASE="deploy -DperformRelease -DstagingRepositoryId=$STAGING_REPOSITORY";
+    fi
 
 jobs:
   include:
@@ -79,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       env: PLATFORMS="ios-arm64 ios-x86_64 macosx-x86_64"
       install:
         - brew install gpg1
+        - export PATH="/usr/local/opt/gpg1/libexec/gpgbin/:$PATH"
       script:
         - mvn clean $MAVEN_PHASE -B -V -U -s $HOME/settings.xml -Djavacpp.platform=ios-arm64 -Dmaven.javadoc.skip -Dmaven.test.skip -Dinvoker.skip
         - mvn clean $MAVEN_PHASE -B -V -U -s $HOME/settings.xml -Djavacpp.platform=ios-x86_64 -Dmaven.javadoc.skip -Dmaven.test.skip -Dinvoker.skip
@@ -88,9 +114,10 @@ jobs:
       env: PLATFORMS="windows-x86 windows-x86_64"
       install:
         - choco install jdk8 --params 'installdir=c:\\jdk8'
+        - choco install gnupg --version=2.2.20
         - choco install maven --version=3.6.3
         - export JAVA_HOME="/c/jdk8/"
-        - export PATH="$PATH:/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/maven/apache-maven-3.6.3/bin/:/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/BuildTools/VC/Auxiliary/Build/"
+        - export PATH="/c/Program Files (x86)/gnupg/bin/:/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/maven/apache-maven-3.6.3/bin/:/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/BuildTools/VC/Auxiliary/Build/:$PATH"
       script:
         - cmd.exe //C 'vcvarsall.bat x86 && mvn clean %MAVEN_PHASE% -B -V -U -s %HOME%/settings.xml -Djavacpp.platform=windows-x86 -Dmaven.javadoc.skip -Dmaven.test.skip -Dinvoker.skip'
         - cmd.exe //C 'vcvarsall.bat amd64 && mvn clean %MAVEN_PHASE% -B -V -U -s %HOME%/settings.xml -Djavacpp.platform=windows-x86_64'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7a5ad066..14d40f34a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+### April 14, 2020 version 1.5.3
  * Deprecate but also fix `Indexer.rows()`, `cols()`, `width()`, `height()`, and `channels()` ([pull #390](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp/pull/390))
  * Fix `Parser` producing invalid wrappers for basic containers like `std::set<std::pair<...> >`
  * Add compiler options for C++98, C++03, C++14, and C++17 to platform properties files ([pull #389](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp/pull/389))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4592ae91c..22c757a98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ We can also have everything downloaded and installed automatically with:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.bytedeco</groupId>
     <artifactId>javacpp</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.3</version>
   </dependency>
 ```
 
  * Gradle (inside the `build.gradle` file)
 ```groovy
   dependencies {
-    compile group: 'org.bytedeco', name: 'javacpp', version: '1.5.2'
+    compile group: 'org.bytedeco', name: 'javacpp', version: '1.5.3'
   }
 ```
 
  * Leiningen (inside the `project.clj` file)
 ```clojure
   :dependencies [
-    [org.bytedeco/javacpp "1.5.2"]
+    [org.bytedeco/javacpp "1.5.3"]
   ]
 ```
 
  * sbt (inside the `build.sbt` file)
 ```scala
-  libraryDependencies += "org.bytedeco" % "javacpp" % "1.5.2"
+  libraryDependencies += "org.bytedeco" % "javacpp" % "1.5.3"
 ```
 
 Another option available for Scala users is [sbt-javacpp](https://github.com/bytedeco/sbt-javacpp).
diff --git a/platform/pom.xml b/platform/pom.xml
index 9aede2f9f..141bec71a 100644
--- a/platform/pom.xml
+++ b/platform/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.bytedeco</groupId>
   <artifactId>javacpp-platform</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.3</version>
 
   <name>JavaCPP Platform</name>
   <description>The missing bridge between Java and native C++</description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 193f533bf..afe281eb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.bytedeco</groupId>
   <artifactId>javacpp</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.3</version>
 
   <name>JavaCPP</name>
   <description>The missing bridge between Java and native C++</description>