From d4a58267d4bec8d868e61acce23e58bd180a94b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: imSp4rky <george+slight@slight.me>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:51:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] chore(release): bump version to 5.3.0

---
 CHANGELOG.md               | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 pyproject.toml             |  2 +-
 unshackle/core/__init__.py |  2 +-
 uv.lock                    |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6dcdbe80..cc236d31 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,57 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 This changelog is automatically generated using [git-cliff](https://git-cliff.org).
 
+## [5.3.0] - 2026-06-30
+
+### Features
+
+- *dl*: Add --merge-video to merge video language variants
+- Native ExpressVPN HTTPS Proxy Provider
+- Support Python 3.14 and widen range to 3.11-3.14
+- Add automatic Firefox cookie and localstorage extraction
+- *api*: Expose title description, date and cover_url in serialize_title
+- *api*: Expose active-track segment counts and transfer speed in job progress
+- *vaults*: Add configurable network timeout for remote vaults
+- *docs*: Add per-vault network timeout configuration for remote vaults
+- *services*: Load service plugins from git repos
+- *proxies*: Add Proton VPN proxy provider
+- *output*: Support nested directories in folder templates
+- *proxies*: Add ProtonVPN TV login, drop cookie refresh
+- *titles*: Add air_date for date-based episode naming
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- *api*: Annotate routes.py to pass strict mypy
+- *config*: Match per-service cdm keys case-insensitively
+- *drm*: Don't switch to a mismatched CDM type during licensing
+- *env*: Only resolve Path items in directory lists
+- *output*: Treat `/` and `\` as folder separators on any OS
+- *console*: Pause active live contexts during terminal input
+- *dl*: Apply per-service decryption tool override
+- *hls*: Stream segment merges to avoid OOM on large tracks
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Rename to match other docs.
+- *config*: Make docs/ canonical, slim unshackle-example.yaml to a starter
+- Add MkDocs Material documentation site
+- *readme*: Link Docs to docs.unshackle.dev, remove Wiki
+- Add "Creating a Service" guide
+- Fix inaccuracies in service-creation guide
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+- *tracks*: Skip redundant DV/VUI bitstream passes
+- *hls*: Rename single decrypted range instead of re-copying
+
+### Changes
+
+- *api*: Remove dead code paths in serve/remote layer
+- *api*: Dedup handler serializers, validation, and service setup
+- *api*: Use Event.wait and a shared to_enum helper
+- *api*: Collapse route registration into single ROUTES table
+- *api*: Drop dead error codes, lock error contract harness
+
 ## [5.2.0] - 2026-06-16
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 724850ad..27a146fb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "unshackle"
-version = "5.2.0"
+version = "5.3.0"
 description = "Modular Movie, TV, and Music Archival Software."
 authors = [{ name = "unshackle team" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.11,<3.15"
diff --git a/unshackle/core/__init__.py b/unshackle/core/__init__.py
index 6c235c59..f5752882 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/__init__.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.2.0"
+__version__ = "5.3.0"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 64db2508..1cbfa82d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unshackle"
-version = "5.2.0"
+version = "5.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },