diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7168fe55..36defcee3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## [8.5.3](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/compare/8.5.2-core...8.5.3) (2023-05-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ios:** FormattedString and Span a11y font scale ([#10281](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/10281)) ([a14becd](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/commit/a14becdc6af723d6c1d30c35af3074f79ae2da0b))
+* **shared-transition:** iOS snapshot opacity ([#10278](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/10278)) ([b8a548f](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/commit/b8a548f009354248a49236b2f7635c38f10b6247))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* faster nativeView accessors ([#10279](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/10279)) ([b7d02c9](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/commit/b7d02c9c8616035674a0002754ce89408ba785a8))
+
+
+
 ## [8.5.2](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/compare/8.5.1-core...8.5.2) (2023-04-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d00bbc41c..3385875fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript",
-  "version": "8.5.2",
+  "version": "8.5.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "git clean -f -X -d --exclude=!.idea/ --exclude=!.vscode/* --exclude=!.npmrc",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 7cbbc43dc..ce8c25208 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/core",
-  "version": "8.5.2",
+  "version": "8.5.3",
   "description": "A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.",
   "main": "index",
   "types": "index.d.ts",