diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e902a775f2..0c6da426a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 ## unreleased
 
+## 2.53.0-rc.1 / 2024-06-11
+
 This release changes the default for GOGC, the Go runtime control for the trade-off between excess memory use and CPU usage. We have found that Prometheus operates with minimal additional CPU usage, but greatly reduced memory by adjusting the upstream Go default from 100 to 75.
 
 * [CHANGE] Runtime: Change GOGC threshold from 50 to 75 #14285
+* [BUGFIX] Rules: Fix Group.Equals() to take in account the new queryOffset too. Followup to #14061. #14273
 
 ## 2.53.0-rc.0 / 2024-06-06
 
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ This release changes the default for GOGC, the Go runtime control for the trade-
 
 * [CHANGE] Rules: Execute 1 query instead of N (where N is the number of alerts within alert rule) when restoring alerts. #13980 #14048
 * [CHANGE] Runtime: Change GOGC threshold from 100 to 50 #14176
-* [FEATURE] Rules: Add new option `query_offset` for each rule group via rule group configuration file and `rule_query_offset` as part of the global configuration to have more resilience for remote write delays. #14061 #14216 #14273
+* [FEATURE] Rules: Add new option `query_offset` for each rule group via rule group configuration file and `rule_query_offset` as part of the global configuration to have more resilience for remote write delays. #14061 #14216
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Rules: Add `rule_group_last_restore_duration_seconds` metric to measure the time it takes to restore a rule group. #13974
 * [ENHANCEMENT] OTLP: Improve remote write format translation performance by using label set hashes for metric identifiers instead of string based ones. #14006 #13991
 * [ENHANCEMENT] TSDB: Optimize querying with regexp matchers. #13620
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ae392bf33c..8d108ef311 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.53.0-rc.0
+2.53.0-rc.1
diff --git a/web/ui/module/codemirror-promql/package.json b/web/ui/module/codemirror-promql/package.json
index 152abc8c7b..5039e8bd26 100644
--- a/web/ui/module/codemirror-promql/package.json
+++ b/web/ui/module/codemirror-promql/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@prometheus-io/codemirror-promql",
-  "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+  "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
   "description": "a CodeMirror mode for the PromQL language",
   "types": "dist/esm/index.d.ts",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/main/web/ui/module/codemirror-promql/README.md",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@prometheus-io/lezer-promql": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+    "@prometheus-io/lezer-promql": "0.53.0-rc.1",
     "lru-cache": "^7.18.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/web/ui/module/lezer-promql/package.json b/web/ui/module/lezer-promql/package.json
index 93486b8dec..6b155d00e0 100644
--- a/web/ui/module/lezer-promql/package.json
+++ b/web/ui/module/lezer-promql/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@prometheus-io/lezer-promql",
-  "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+  "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
   "description": "lezer-based PromQL grammar",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/web/ui/package-lock.json b/web/ui/package-lock.json
index d002109ddd..e1610c1152 100644
--- a/web/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "prometheus-io",
-  "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+  "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "prometheus-io",
-      "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+      "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
       "workspaces": [
         "react-app",
         "module/*"
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
     },
     "module/codemirror-promql": {
       "name": "@prometheus-io/codemirror-promql",
-      "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+      "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@prometheus-io/lezer-promql": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+        "@prometheus-io/lezer-promql": "0.53.0-rc.1",
         "lru-cache": "^7.18.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     },
     "module/lezer-promql": {
       "name": "@prometheus-io/lezer-promql",
-      "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+      "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@lezer/generator": "^1.5.1",
@@ -19233,7 +19233,7 @@
     },
     "react-app": {
       "name": "@prometheus-io/app",
-      "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+      "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@codemirror/autocomplete": "^6.11.1",
         "@codemirror/commands": "^6.3.2",
@@ -19251,7 +19251,7 @@
         "@lezer/lr": "^1.3.14",
         "@nexucis/fuzzy": "^0.4.1",
         "@nexucis/kvsearch": "^0.8.1",
-        "@prometheus-io/codemirror-promql": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+        "@prometheus-io/codemirror-promql": "0.53.0-rc.1",
         "bootstrap": "^4.6.2",
         "css.escape": "^1.5.1",
         "downshift": "^7.6.2",
diff --git a/web/ui/package.json b/web/ui/package.json
index 4c9ce03e4e..06f44fe221 100644
--- a/web/ui/package.json
+++ b/web/ui/package.json
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.1",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   },
-  "version": "0.53.0-rc.0"
+  "version": "0.53.0-rc.1"
 }
diff --git a/web/ui/react-app/package.json b/web/ui/react-app/package.json
index d21cf3db5b..63b3d60efc 100644
--- a/web/ui/react-app/package.json
+++ b/web/ui/react-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@prometheus-io/app",
-  "version": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+  "version": "0.53.0-rc.1",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@codemirror/autocomplete": "^6.11.1",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@lezer/lr": "^1.3.14",
     "@nexucis/fuzzy": "^0.4.1",
     "@nexucis/kvsearch": "^0.8.1",
-    "@prometheus-io/codemirror-promql": "0.53.0-rc.0",
+    "@prometheus-io/codemirror-promql": "0.53.0-rc.1",
     "bootstrap": "^4.6.2",
     "css.escape": "^1.5.1",
     "downshift": "^7.6.2",