diff --git a/CHANGELOG-5.3.md b/CHANGELOG-5.3.md
index ecfcb955ad67a56503eb77037501796dfc1535fd..2c38dab5ba2c115748df65ecd3c166de26bc0aa0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-5.3.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-5.3.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ in 5.3 minor versions.
 To get the diff for a specific change, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/XXX where XXX is the change hash
 To get the diff between two versions, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/compare/v5.3.0...v5.3.1
 
+* 5.3.5 (2021-07-27)
+
+ * bug #42270 [WebProfilerBundle] [WebProfiler] "empty" filter bugfix. Filter with name "empty" is not … (luzrain)
+
 * 5.3.4 (2021-07-26)
 
  * bug #41504 [Translation] Fix default value for locales in translation push|pull commands (welcoMattic)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index f86a796ca44ee0f8ace8a37a7b5934dcf6b7eb40..00ee24372443856c40fae23028ed4e7c6606b663 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, RebootableInterface, Terminabl
 
     private static $freshCache = [];
 
-    public const VERSION = '5.3.5-DEV';
+    public const VERSION = '5.3.5';
     public const VERSION_ID = 50305;
     public const MAJOR_VERSION = 5;
     public const MINOR_VERSION = 3;
     public const RELEASE_VERSION = 5;
-    public const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    public const EXTRA_VERSION = '';
 
     public const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '01/2022';
     public const END_OF_LIFE = '01/2022';