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diff --git a/armadillo.changes b/armadillo.changes
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul  9 20:37:25 UTC 2021 - Ferdinand Thiessen <rpm@fthiessen.de>
+
+- Update to version 10.5.3
+  * fix for handling sparse matrices with no elements
+  * minor speedups
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 21 00:13:52 UTC 2021 - Atri Bhattacharya <badshah400@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/armadillo.spec b/armadillo.spec
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 %define soname libarmadillo10
 Name:           armadillo
-Version:        10.5.2
+Version:        10.5.3
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C++ matrix library with interfaces to LAPACK and ATLAS
 License:        Apache-2.0