bump: version id to 953

Author: Hamza417

app/build.gradle

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "app.simple.peri"
         minSdk = 24
         targetSdk = 36
-        versionCode 952
-        versionName "v9.5.2"
+        versionCode 953
+        versionName "v9.5.3"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
 
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ android {
 
     signingConfigs {
         release {
-            def properties = loadProperties("local.properties")
+            def properties = loadProperties(rootProject.file('local.properties').absolutePath)
+            if (properties.isEmpty()) {
+                logger.error("local.properties file not found or empty, retrying with environment variables.")
+                storeFile = null
+            }
+
             def keystoreFile = findKeystoreFile(properties)
 
             if (keystoreFile.exists()) {

fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/953.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Read the complete changelogs here: https://github.com/Hamza417/Peristyle/releases/latest