diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 299f8c5..80da42c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 
 - Use imported Sentry BOM versions for auto-installed dependencies ([#265](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-maven-plugin/pull/265))
 
+### Dependencies
+
+- Bump Sentry SDK from v8.34.1 to v8.53.0 ([#278](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-maven-plugin/pull/278))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8530)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/8.34.1...8.53.0)
+
 ## 0.11.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/src/main/resources/sentry-sdk.properties b/src/main/resources/sentry-sdk.properties
index a0f2825..53d5946 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/sentry-sdk.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/sentry-sdk.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sdk_version = 8.34.1
+sdk_version = 8.53.0