[release/v1.53.x] Prepare release 1.53.0 (#2572)

otelbot[bot] · web-flow · commit 134c6c990166 · 2026-01-21T02:46:54.000Z
Co-authored-by: otelbot &lt;197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 1.53.0 (2026-01-21)
 
 ### AWS X-Ray propagator
 
diff --git a/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-aws-xray.txt b/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_latest/opentelemetry-aws-xray.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.53.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.52.0.jar
+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.53.0.jar against opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.52.0.jar
 No changes.
diff --git a/version.gradle.kts b/version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-val stableVersion = "1.53.0-SNAPSHOT"
-val alphaVersion = "1.53.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
+val stableVersion = "1.53.0"
+val alphaVersion = "1.53.0-alpha"
 val tagVersion by extra { "v$stableVersion" }
 
 allprojects {

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`1`		`-Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.53.0-SNAPSHOT.jar against opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.52.0.jar`
	`1`	`+Comparing source compatibility of opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.53.0.jar against opentelemetry-aws-xray-1.52.0.jar`
`2`	`2`	`No changes.`