diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c9326eef6..55636e531 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/pubsub?activeTab=versions
 
+## [5.3.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/compare/v5.2.4...v5.3.0) (2026-02-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Manual proto pushing ([#2134](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/issues/2134)) ([2f1e8d1](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/commit/2f1e8d198ffbc14795f9f0d0a88095d69ac437a3))
+
 ## [5.2.4](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-pubsub/compare/v5.2.3...v5.2.4) (2026-02-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe7cfbf01..a911af2ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/pubsub",
   "description": "Cloud Pub/Sub Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "5.2.4",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 8b5b954b8..4d32774e8 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/opentelemetry-cloud-trace-exporter": "^2.0.0",
-    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^5.2.4",
+    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^5.3.0",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^7.11.1",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.6.0",
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "^1.17.0",