diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0a2b06d..8dad274 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.5.2"
+    ".": "0.5.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b8efc8..cd2b723 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.3](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/compare/defender-v0.5.2...defender-v0.5.3) (2026-03-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ENG-12470:** update inline docs to match implementation, scope Tier 2 to Tier 1 risky fields by default    ([#30](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/issues/30)) ([c103072](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/commit/c10307242ac214e27cb207a876c729ddea5d4e5f))
+
 ## [0.5.2](https://github.com/StackOneHQ/defender/compare/defender-v0.5.1...defender-v0.5.2) (2026-03-26)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 16b79bc..058c8cf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@stackone/defender",
-    "version": "0.5.2",
+    "version": "0.5.3",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@stackone/defender",
-            "version": "0.5.2",
+            "version": "0.5.3",
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "nanoid": "3.3.11"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9206e12..c8171ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@stackone/defender",
-    "version": "0.5.2",
+    "version": "0.5.3",
     "description": "Prompt injection defense framework for AI tool-calling",
     "main": "dist/index.cjs",
     "module": "dist/index.mjs",