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 ## Code Status
 
-The official current release is version 1.5.2. Changes over the last few
+The official current release is version 1.5.3. Changes over the last few
 years have been only minor bug fixes, minor feature additions and
 documentation improvements. QCBOR 1.x is highly stable.
 
@@ -557,5 +557,5 @@
 
 ### Copyright for this README
 
-Copyright (c) 2018-2024, Laurence Lundblade. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2018-2025, Laurence Lundblade. All rights reserved.
 Copyright (c) 2021-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.