v5.3.0 (19 May 2026)

• Improved the embedded Laplace approximation. (#3250, #3286, #3297, #3281)
• Added yule_simon_lcdf, yule_simon_cdf, and yule_simon_rng. (#3276, #3283, #3285)
• Added quantile function for student-t distribution. (#3211)
• Added trace_dot(A, B). (#3310)
• Improved the robustness of gamma_lccdf. (#3275, #3272, #3292, #3296)
• Set thread QoS to USER_INITIATED on Apple Silicon. (#3278)
• Updated tests to ensure they properly clean up memory. (#3293)
• Fixed typos in error messages, code comments. (#3295)
• Documented parameter 'y' in apply_scalar_binary. (#3284)
• Jenkins: change how gh-pages branch gets re-built. (#3316)
• Jenkins: improved error handling of parallel distribution tests. (#3307)
• Updated OpenCL C++ to use v2025.07.22. (#3298)
• Updated cpplint to 2.0.2. (#3294)