diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index b84d655..1b02e0d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-0.53.0 (2025-11-30)
+0.54.0 (2025-12-03)
 -------------------
 ------------------------
 
+Fix
+~~~
+- Send INFO/DEBUG to stdout, WARNING/ERROR to stderr. [Rodos]
+
+  Fixes #182
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+- Docs: update README testing section and add fetch vs pull explanation.
+  [Rodos]
+
+
+0.53.0 (2025-11-30)
+-------------------
+
 Fix
 ~~~
 - Case-sensitive username filtering causing silent backup failures.
diff --git a/github_backup/__init__.py b/github_backup/__init__.py
index 3c5da5f..450ee12 100644
--- a/github_backup/__init__.py
+++ b/github_backup/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.53.0"
+__version__ = "0.54.0"