diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 61d8b11734b9858913fa671a2e2445f54379c72d..75c7c39ab759c95f875d9299d0030c603fbbeae8 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 .. vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-orange.svg
-   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.devtools/master/index.html
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/badges/master/pipeline.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/commits/master
-.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/badges/master/coverage.svg
-   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/commits/master
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-v5.3.0-orange.svg
+   :target: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.devtools/v5.3.0/index.html
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/badges/v5.3.0/pipeline.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/commits/v5.3.0
+.. image:: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/badges/v5.3.0/coverage.svg
+   :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools/commits/v5.3.0
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/gitlab-project-0000c0.svg
    :target: https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.devtools
 
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ development `mailing list`_.
 .. _bob: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob
 .. _beat: https://www.idiap.ch/software/beat
 .. _mailing list: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/discuss
-.. _user guide: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.devtools/master/install.html
+.. _user guide: https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/bob/bob.devtools/v5.3.0/install.html
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index b48dd3ecd4f120029402dcc3bf7c008e707eff77..03f488b076ae34efcfad44444186507b6415e8cc 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.1b0
+5.3.0