diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7f7b28a4e..f495c0563 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -58,8 +58,26 @@ Deprecated
 * ``Sphinx.status_iterator()` and ``Sphinx.old_status_iterator()`` is now
   deprecated.  Please use ``sphinx.util:status_iterator()`` intead.
 
-Release 1.5.2 (in development)
-===============================
+Release 1.5.3 (in development)
+==============================
+
+Incompatible changes
+--------------------
+
+Deprecated
+----------
+
+Features added
+--------------
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+
+Testing
+--------
+
+Release 1.5.2 (released Jan 22, 2017)
+=====================================
 
 Incompatible changes
 --------------------
diff --git a/utils/release-checklist b/utils/release-checklist
index 610ab9d19..e8f716acd 100644
--- a/utils/release-checklist
+++ b/utils/release-checklist
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Release checklist
 * `make clean`
 * `python setup.py compile_grammar`
 * `python setup.py release bdist_wheel sdist upload --identity=[your key]`
-* Check PyPI release page for obvious errors
+* open https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Sphinx and check there are no obvious errors
 * `git tag x.y.z` with version number
 * Merge default into stable if final major release
 * `git push origin stable --tags`