diff --git a/build-common/NHibernate.props b/build-common/NHibernate.props
index 9621c0ad1d3..d70e926fb07 100644
--- a/build-common/NHibernate.props
+++ b/build-common/NHibernate.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <NhVersion     Condition="'$(NhVersion)' == ''"    >5.3</NhVersion>
     <VersionPatch  Condition="'$(VersionPatch)'  == ''">1</VersionPatch>
     <!-- Clear VersionSuffix for making release and set it to dev for making development builds -->
-    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">dev</VersionSuffix>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''"></VersionSuffix>
 
     <VersionPrefix Condition="'$(VersionPrefix)' == ''">$(NhVersion).$(VersionPatch)</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' != '' AND '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix).$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index 24c0e0a8a89..bc6e33a72e6 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
-Build 5.3.0
+Build 5.3.1
+=============================
+
+Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.3.1
+
+7 issues were resolved in this release.
+
+** Bug
+
+   * #2445 LINQ queries with a cast from int to uint fail
+   * #2440 InvalidCastException for Future Criteria with aliased fetches 
+   * #2439 Invalid parameter conversion for enums
+   * #2437 Invalid cast on nullable custom type with Linq
+
+** Task
+
+   * #2450 Release 5.3.1
+   * #2436 Fix old http://nhibernate.info URIs
+   * #2435 Fix iconUrl warning
+
+Build 5.3.0
 =============================
 
 Release notes - NHibernate - Version 5.3.0