diff --git a/benchmark/deepseek_v3/README.md b/benchmark/deepseek_v3/README.md
index 2b1008c7a..d1156c447 100644
--- a/benchmark/deepseek_v3/README.md
+++ b/benchmark/deepseek_v3/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Add [performance optimization options](#performance-optimization-options) as nee
 
 ```bash
 # Installation
-pip install "sglang[all]>=0.5.3rc2"
+pip install "sglang[all]>=0.5.3"
 
 # Launch
 python3 -m sglang.launch_server --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 --tp 8 --trust-remote-code
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.rocm b/docker/Dockerfile.rocm
index 2d71ac339..54b57bba0 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.rocm
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.rocm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Usage (to build SGLang ROCm docker image):
-#   docker build --build-arg SGL_BRANCH=v0.5.3rc2 --build-arg GPU_ARCH=gfx942 -t v0.5.3rc2-rocm630-mi30x -f Dockerfile.rocm .
-#   docker build --build-arg SGL_BRANCH=v0.5.3rc2 --build-arg GPU_ARCH=gfx942-rocm700 -t v0.5.3rc2-rocm700-mi30x -f Dockerfile.rocm .
-#   docker build --build-arg SGL_BRANCH=v0.5.3rc2 --build-arg GPU_ARCH=gfx950 -t v0.5.3rc2-rocm700-mi35x -f Dockerfile.rocm .
+#   docker build --build-arg SGL_BRANCH=v0.5.3 --build-arg GPU_ARCH=gfx942 -t v0.5.3-rocm630-mi30x -f Dockerfile.rocm .
+#   docker build --build-arg SGL_BRANCH=v0.5.3 --build-arg GPU_ARCH=gfx942-rocm700 -t v0.5.3-rocm700-mi30x -f Dockerfile.rocm .
+#   docker build --build-arg SGL_BRANCH=v0.5.3 --build-arg GPU_ARCH=gfx950 -t v0.5.3-rocm700-mi35x -f Dockerfile.rocm .
 
 
 # Default base images
diff --git a/docs/get_started/install.md b/docs/get_started/install.md
index d096033e1..52700dc82 100644
--- a/docs/get_started/install.md
+++ b/docs/get_started/install.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ It is recommended to use uv for faster installation:
 ```bash
 pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install uv
-uv pip install "sglang[all]>=0.5.3rc2"
+uv pip install "sglang[all]>=0.5.3"
 ```
 
 **Quick fixes to common problems**
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ uv pip install "sglang[all]>=0.5.3rc2"
 
 ```bash
 # Use the last release branch
-git clone -b v0.5.3rc2 https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git
+git clone -b v0.5.3 https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git
 cd sglang
 
 # Install the python packages
diff --git a/docs/platforms/amd_gpu.md b/docs/platforms/amd_gpu.md
index 31bf1ead8..5ffa3ca43 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/amd_gpu.md
+++ b/docs/platforms/amd_gpu.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ You can install SGLang using one of the methods below.
 
 ```bash
 # Use the last release branch
-git clone -b v0.5.3rc2 https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git
+git clone -b v0.5.3 https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git
 cd sglang
 
 # Compile sgl-kernel
diff --git a/docs/platforms/ascend_npu.md b/docs/platforms/ascend_npu.md
index c9442a0fc..db66d0f8e 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/ascend_npu.md
+++ b/docs/platforms/ascend_npu.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ We are also providing a DeepEP-compatible Library as a drop-in replacement of de
 
 ```shell
 # Use the last release branch
-git clone -b v0.5.3rc2 https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git
+git clone -b v0.5.3 https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang.git
 cd sglang
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index f5d4e6b0a..ddd33dcb8 100755
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "sglang"
-version = "0.5.3rc2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 description = "SGLang is a fast serving framework for large language models and vision language models."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/python/pyproject_other.toml b/python/pyproject_other.toml
index a89a12432..437814fde 100755
--- a/python/pyproject_other.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject_other.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "sglang"
-version = "0.5.3rc2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 description = "SGLang is a fast serving framework for large language models and vision language models."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/python/sglang/version.py b/python/sglang/version.py
index 7b4b7c9cf..43a1e95ba 100644
--- a/python/sglang/version.py
+++ b/python/sglang/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.3rc2"
+__version__ = "0.5.3"