diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db7722a50..ae2d6f270 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.53.6](https://source.mapcomplete.org/MapComplete/MapComplete/compare/v0.53.5...v0.53.6) (2025-07-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* image upload did not upload pictures that were added while a picture was uploaded (until a next retry); this is now fixed ([abf7511](https://source.mapcomplete.org/MapComplete/MapComplete/commits/abf75111b36b6ae81037da7617dba7556dfa1d9c))
+
 ### [0.53.5](https://source.mapcomplete.org/MapComplete/MapComplete/compare/v0.53.4...v0.53.5) (2025-07-06)
 
 ### [0.53.4](https://source.mapcomplete.org/MapComplete/MapComplete/compare/v0.53.3...v0.53.4) (2025-07-06)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b6ac3321f..e385ae6ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mapcomplete",
-  "version": "0.53.5",
+  "version": "0.53.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mapcomplete",
-      "version": "0.53.5",
+      "version": "0.53.6",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b25db5591..4ef28747f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mapcomplete",
-  "version": "0.53.5",
+  "version": "0.53.6",
   "repository": "https://source.mapcomplete.org/MapComplete/MapComplete",
   "description": "A small website to edit OSM easily",
   "bugs": "hhttps://source.mapcomplete.org/MapComplete/MapComplete/issues",