diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
index f30afe56672..e334e04ddf2 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class DescriptorSpec:
         packaged_with="ctk",
         linux_sonames=("libcupti.so.12", "libcupti.so.13"),
         windows_dlls=(
+            "cupti64_2026.1.1.dll",
             "cupti64_2026.1.0.dll",
             "cupti64_2025.4.1.dll",
             "cupti64_2025.3.1.dll",
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json
index cf3da48e15b..161f612d7b4 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
         "version": "latest",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/latest/"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "1.5.3",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.5.3/"
+    },
     {
         "version": "1.5.2",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.5.2/"
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.5.3-notes.rst b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.5.3-notes.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c44572f9f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.5.3-notes.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+.. py:currentmodule:: cuda.pathfinder
+
+``cuda-pathfinder`` 1.5.3 Release notes
+=======================================
+
+Highlights
+----------
+
+* Add support for the Windows CTK 13.2.1 CUPTI DLL name
+  ``cupti64_2026.1.1.dll`` so ``load_nvidia_dynamic_lib("cupti")`` can
+  recognize the installed library on CTK 13.2.1 systems.