diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 84560629..e1abb585 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -8,15 +8,19 @@ PlatformIO Core 5
 
 **A professional collaborative platform for embedded development**
 
-5.2.5 (2021-12-??)
+5.3.0 (2022-02-??)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - Run command from a PlatformIO package with a new `pio exec <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/cmd_exec.html>`__ (`issue #4163 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4163>`_)
+- Run library extra script only at a build process (`issue #3915 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3915>`_)
+
+5.2.5 (2022-02-10)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 - Improved support for private packages in `PlatformIO Registry <https://registry.platformio.org/>`__
 - Improved checking of available Internet connection for IPv6-only workstations (`pull #4151 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/pull/4151>`_)
 - Better detecting of default PlatformIO project directory on Linux OS (`pull #4158 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/pull/4158>`_)
 - Respect disabling debugging server from "platformio.ini" passing an empty value to the `debug_server <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/projectconf/section_env_debug.html#debug-server>`__ option
-- Run library extra script only at a build process (`issue #3915 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3915>`_)
 - Fixed a "module 'asyncio' has no attribute 'run'" error when launching PIO Home using Python 3.6 (`issue #4169 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4169>`_)
 
 5.2.4 (2021-12-15)
diff --git a/docs b/docs
index 7dd00dd1..36a1264d 160000
--- a/docs
+++ b/docs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7dd00dd1c718de34c076fe2999d7bf454f6583e6
+Subproject commit 36a1264de4584432aec52f78a0f632374eb6e8f8
diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index 4460f6e5..2843eebe 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
-VERSION = (5, 2, "5b1")
+VERSION = (5, 3, "0a1")
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"