diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
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--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 ### 1.5.*
 
+#### 1.5.3 - 24-09-03 - Bugfix, type checking for empty HDF5 datasets
+
+- [#16](https://github.com/p2p-ld/numpydantic/pull/16): Empty HDF5 datasets shouldn't break validation
+  if the NDArray spec allows Any shaped arrays.
+
 #### 1.5.2 - 24-09-03 - `datetime` support for HDF5
 
 - [#15](https://github.com/p2p-ld/numpydantic/pull/15): Datetimes are supported as 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "numpydantic"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "1.5.3"
 description = "Type and shape validation and serialization for arbitrary array types in pydantic models"
 authors = [
     {name = "sneakers-the-rat", email = "sneakers-the-rat@protonmail.com"},