diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ce65b73..e3690fe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.3.0"
+  ".": "5.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91fe1e9..665a118 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.3.1](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.3.0...v5.3.1) (2026-08-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cloud:** exclude config-shaped files from flow discovery ([#114](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/114)) ([13d01ee](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/13d01eee5d0146049373011f304be2647e7f510b)), closes [#99](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/99)
+* **cloud:** reject malformed executionOrder instead of silently running in parallel ([#117](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/117)) ([1973a42](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/1973a42a1c4c01d0db29a106aa9c6a8f82da6853)), closes [#110](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/110)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* bump the minor-and-patch group with 5 updates ([#112](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/issues/112)) ([2223dd4](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/commit/2223dd48bcb8e19d28a842df807939f5bc9879c5))
+
 ## [5.3.0](https://github.com/devicecloud-dev/dcd-cli/compare/v5.2.0...v5.3.0) (2026-08-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf2b7b1..7d96580 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "test": "node scripts/test-runner.mjs",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.test.json"
   },
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.3.1",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://discord.gg/gm3mJwcNw8"
   },