diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 472b00d..09aef73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  / ___/ __` / __  / /   / /| | / / / /
 / /__/ /_/ / /_/ / /___/ ___ |/ /_/ /
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-by cadCAD                  ver. 0.5.1
+by cadCAD                  ver. 0.5.3
 ======================================
        Complex Adaptive Dynamics
        o       i        e
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ through simulation, with support for Monte Carlo methods, A/B testing and parame
 
 # Getting Started
 
-#### Change Log: [ver. 0.5.1](CHANGELOG.md)
-
-[Previous Stable Release (No Longer Supported)](https://github.com/cadCAD-org/cadCAD/tree/b9cc6b2e4af15d6361d60d6ec059246ab8fbf6da)
+#### Change Log: [ver. 0.5.3](CHANGELOG.md)
 
 ## 0. Pre-installation Virtual Environments with [`venv`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) (Optional):
 If you wish to create an easy to use virtual environment to install cadCAD within, please use python's built in `venv` package.
diff --git a/cadCAD/__init__.py b/cadCAD/__init__.py
index f98d93c..adda8c7 100644
--- a/cadCAD/__init__.py
+++ b/cadCAD/__init__.py
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-import os, dill
+import os
+
+import dill
+
 from cadCAD.configuration import Experiment
 
 name = "cadCAD"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.3"
 experiment = Experiment()
 configs = experiment.configs
 
-if os.name == 'nt':
-    dill.settings['recurse'] = True
+if os.name == "nt":
+    dill.settings["recurse"] = True
 
-logo = r'''
+logo = r"""
                   ___________    ____
   ________ __ ___/ / ____/   |  / __ \
  / ___/ __` / __  / /   / /| | / / / /
 / /__/ /_/ / /_/ / /___/ ___ |/ /_/ /
 \___/\__,_/\__,_/\____/_/  |_/_____/
 by cadCAD
-'''
+"""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fbc3549..001a541 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 """
 
 name = "cadCAD"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 
 setup(
     name=name,