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+date: "2018-10-31T12:00:00+03:00"
+author: "lafriks"
+title: "Gitea 1.5.3 is released"
+tags: ["release"]
+---
+
+We are happy to announce version 1.5.3 of Gitea has now been released. This
+is a smaller release, with only 1 merged PRs, but it contains critcal
+security fix for vulnerability that could potentially allow for authorized
+users to do remote code excution.
+
+You can download one of our pre-built binaries from our
+[downloads page](https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/1.5.3/) - make sure to select the
+correct platform! For further details on how to install, follow our
+[installation guide](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-from-binary/).
+
+We'd like to thank [5alt](https://github.com/5alt) for reporting security issue
+that have been patched in this release. Another thank you goes to all of our
+supporters on [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/gitea) who are also
+helping us with financial sustainment.
+
+<!--more-->
+
+## Changelog
+
+* SECURITY
+  * Fix remote command execution vulnerability in upstream library ([#5177](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/5177)) ([#5196](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/5196))