diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index 2735b676d81..3b3c2d3b760 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pkgdesc="Service and tools for management of snap packages."
 depends=('squashfs-tools' 'libseccomp' 'libsystemd' 'apparmor')
 optdepends=('bash-completion: bash completion support'
             'xdg-desktop-portal: desktop integration')
-pkgver=2.53.3
+pkgver=2.53.4
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64' 'i686' 'armv7h' 'aarch64')
 url="https://github.com/snapcore/snapd"
diff --git a/packaging/debian-sid/changelog b/packaging/debian-sid/changelog
index 16593da69dd..78069d0610f 100644
--- a/packaging/debian-sid/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian-sid/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+snapd (2.53.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release, LP: #1929842
+    - devicestate: mock devicestate.MockTimeutilIsNTPSynchronized to
+      avoid host env leaking into tests
+    - timeutil: return NoTimedate1Error if it can't connect to the
+      system bus
+
+ -- Ian Johnson <ian.johnson@canonical.com>  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:16:48 -0600
+
 snapd (2.53.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release, LP: #1929842
diff --git a/packaging/fedora/snapd.spec b/packaging/fedora/snapd.spec
index 0c1c157c157..b000ab4686f 100644
--- a/packaging/fedora/snapd.spec
+++ b/packaging/fedora/snapd.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           snapd
-Version:        2.53.3
+Version:        2.53.4
 Release:        0%{?dist}
 Summary:        A transactional software package manager
 License:        GPLv3
@@ -978,6 +978,13 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 02 2021 Ian Johnson <ian.johnson@canonical.com>
+- New upstream release 2.53.4
+ - devicestate: mock devicestate.MockTimeutilIsNTPSynchronized to
+   avoid host env leaking into tests
+ - timeutil: return NoTimedate1Error if it can't connect to the
+   system bus
+
 * Thu Dec 02 2021 Ian Johnson <ian.johnson@canonical.com>
 - New upstream release 2.53.3
  - devicestate: Unregister deletes the device key pair as well
diff --git a/packaging/opensuse/snapd.changes b/packaging/opensuse/snapd.changes
index 69127e10289..fa7d3f742e4 100644
--- a/packaging/opensuse/snapd.changes
+++ b/packaging/opensuse/snapd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 02 23:16:48 UTC 2021 - ian.johnson@canonical.com
+
+- Update to upstream release 2.53.4
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 02 17:42:15 UTC 2021 - ian.johnson@canonical.com
 
diff --git a/packaging/opensuse/snapd.spec b/packaging/opensuse/snapd.spec
index 54aa69faaae..c448b9cc155 100644
--- a/packaging/opensuse/snapd.spec
+++ b/packaging/opensuse/snapd.spec
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           snapd
-Version:        2.53.3
+Version:        2.53.4
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Tools enabling systems to work with .snap files
 License:        GPL-3.0
diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu-14.04/changelog b/packaging/ubuntu-14.04/changelog
index 347874b6c60..85483507075 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu-14.04/changelog
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu-14.04/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+snapd (2.53.4~14.04) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release, LP: #1929842
+    - devicestate: mock devicestate.MockTimeutilIsNTPSynchronized to
+      avoid host env leaking into tests
+    - timeutil: return NoTimedate1Error if it can't connect to the
+      system bus
+
+ -- Ian Johnson <ian.johnson@canonical.com>  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:16:48 -0600
+
 snapd (2.53.3~14.04) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release, LP: #1929842
diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu-16.04/changelog b/packaging/ubuntu-16.04/changelog
index 511a9fd0d73..6e88b17e562 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu-16.04/changelog
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu-16.04/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+snapd (2.53.4) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release, LP: #1929842
+    - devicestate: mock devicestate.MockTimeutilIsNTPSynchronized to
+      avoid host env leaking into tests
+    - timeutil: return NoTimedate1Error if it can't connect to the
+      system bus
+
+ -- Ian Johnson <ian.johnson@canonical.com>  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:16:48 -0600
+
 snapd (2.53.3) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release, LP: #1929842