diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e1347f394ab..8fa86a98b26 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Release 3.5.2 (in development)
+Release 3.5.3 (in development)
 ==============================
 
 Dependencies
@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@ Features added
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
 
-* #8936: LaTeX: A custom LaTeX builder fails with unknown node error
-* #8952: Exceptions raised in a Directive cause parallel builds to hang
-
 Testing
 --------
 
+Release 3.5.2 (released Mar 06, 2021)
+=====================================
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+
+* #8943: i18n: Crashed by broken translation messages in ES, EL and HR
+* #8936: LaTeX: A custom LaTeX builder fails with unknown node error
+* #8952: Exceptions raised in a Directive cause parallel builds to hang
+
 Release 3.5.1 (released Feb 16, 2021)
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index a5cf2206484..7f72a3d02a4 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', "'U' mode is deprecated",
                         DeprecationWarning, module='docutils.io')
 
-__version__ = '3.5.2+'
-__released__ = '3.5.2'  # used when Sphinx builds its own docs
+__version__ = '3.5.3+'
+__released__ = '3.5.3'  # used when Sphinx builds its own docs
 
 #: Version info for better programmatic use.
 #:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #:
 #: .. versionadded:: 1.2
 #:    Before version 1.2, check the string ``sphinx.__version__``.
-version_info = (3, 5, 2, 'beta', 0)
+version_info = (3, 5, 3, 'beta', 0)
 
 package_dir = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/sphinx/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po b/sphinx/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
index 03f5d01fecb..6c0fc667bab 100644
--- a/sphinx/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
+++ b/sphinx/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
@@ -3301,12 +3301,12 @@ msgstr "περισσότεροι από ένας στόχοι βρέθηκαν 
 #: sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py:171
 #, python-format
 msgid "%s:%s reference target not found: %%(target)s"
-msgstr "Ο %s:%s στόχος αναφοράς δεν βρέθηκε: %% (στόχος)"
+msgstr "Ο %s:%s στόχος αναφοράς δεν βρέθηκε: %%(target)s"
 
 #: sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py:174
 #, python-format
 msgid "%r reference target not found: %%(target)s"
-msgstr "ο στόχος αναφοράς %r δεν βρέθηκε: %%(στόχος)"
+msgstr "ο στόχος αναφοράς %r δεν βρέθηκε: %%(target)s"
 
 #: sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/images.py:86
 #, python-format
diff --git a/sphinx/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po b/sphinx/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
index 20e336487b8..bd809f38165 100644
--- a/sphinx/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
+++ b/sphinx/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/sphinx.po
@@ -3305,7 +3305,7 @@ msgstr "%s:%s reference target nije pronađen: %%(target)s"
 #: sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py:174
 #, python-format
 msgid "%r reference target not found: %%(target)s"
-msgstr "%r referenca target nije pronađena: %% (target)"
+msgstr "%r referenca target nije pronađena: %%(target)s"
 
 #: sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/images.py:86
 #, python-format