diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index e7697a893158..b26709e6c9ab 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 pkgbase = python-pydna
 	pkgdesc = Representing double stranded DNA and functions for simulating cloning and homologous recombination between DNA molecules
-	pkgver = 5.2.0
+	pkgver = 5.3.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/bjornfjohansson/pydna
 	arch = any
-	license = custom:BSD-3-clause
+	license = BSD-3-Clause
 	checkdepends = python-pytest
 	checkdepends = python-requests-mock
 	checkdepends = ipython
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pkgbase = python-pydna
 	optdepends = python-pyparsing: download
 	optdepends = python-requests: download
 	optdepends = python-cai2: express
-	source = git+https://github.com/bjornfjohansson/pydna.git?#tag=v5.2.0
-	sha512sums = SKIP
+	source = git+https://github.com/bjornfjohansson/pydna.git?#tag=v5.3.0
+	sha512sums = 83f2e3bdd6864e76407f70f4be70fc1aefccb6197575d52e8d09f038ef01823df49b96ad31251e6c7071d598bedc4ab65580136a781827b7443c9b49e1978bf5
 
 pkgname = python-pydna
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72e8ffc0db8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*
diff --git a/.nvchecker.toml b/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e448fa3d80b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[python-pydna]
+source = "github"
+github = "bjornfjohansson/pydna"
+use_latest_release = "true"
+prefix = "v"
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index e63633b32129..22646b3c24fc 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 # Contributor: Clint Valentine <valentine.clint@gmail.com>
 _base=pydna
 pkgname=python-${_base}
-pkgver=5.2.0
+pkgver=5.3.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Representing double stranded DNA and functions for simulating cloning and homologous recombination between DNA molecules"
 arch=(any)
 url="https://github.com/bjornfjohansson/${_base}"
-license=('custom:BSD-3-clause')
+license=(BSD-3-Clause)
 depends=(python-appdirs python-biopython python-networkx python-prettytable python-pyperclip python-pyfiglet)
 makedepends=(python-build python-installer python-poetry-dynamic-versioning python-wheel git)
 checkdepends=(python-pytest python-requests-mock ipython) # python-cai2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ optdepends=('python-scipy: gel simulation'
   'python-requests: download'
   'python-cai2: express')
 source=("git+${url}.git?#tag=v${pkgver}")
-sha512sums=('SKIP')
+sha512sums=('83f2e3bdd6864e76407f70f4be70fc1aefccb6197575d52e8d09f038ef01823df49b96ad31251e6c7071d598bedc4ab65580136a781827b7443c9b49e1978bf5')
 
 build() {
   cd ${_base}