diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6abdd5a..e5df94e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -525,6 +525,14 @@ to the expected behavior.
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+### v1.5.3 (WIP)
+
+* Pull request [#105](https://github.com/gulrak/filesystem/issues/105), added
+  option GHC_FILESYSTEM_BUILD_STD_TESTING to override additional build of
+  `std::filesystem` versions of the tests for comparison and the possibility 
+  to use GHC_FILESYSTEM_TEST_COMPILE_FEATURES to prefill the used compile
+  features defaulting to CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES when not given.
+
 ### [v1.5.2](https://github.com/gulrak/filesystem/releases/tag/v1.5.2)
 
 * Enhancement [#104](https://github.com/gulrak/filesystem/issues/104),
diff --git a/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp b/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
index bdb174a..fbe6e04 100644
--- a/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
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 // ghc::filesystem version in decimal (major * 10000 + minor * 100 + patch)
-#define GHC_FILESYSTEM_VERSION 10502L
+#define GHC_FILESYSTEM_VERSION 10503L
 
 #if !defined(GHC_WITH_EXCEPTIONS) && (defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(_CPPUNWIND))
 #define GHC_WITH_EXCEPTIONS