diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb1855f99..88dfd43d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /builds/autoconf/
 !/builds/autoconf/m4/m4_ax_pkg_check_modules.m4
 /liblcf-*/
-/test_runner*
 .deps/
 .libs/
 .dirstamp
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ config.h.in
 config.log
 config.status
 configure
-liblcf-*.tar.gz
+liblcf-*.tar.*
 libtool
 stamp-h1
 *.la
@@ -54,4 +53,4 @@ Makefile
 *.pc
 
 # tests
-/tests/test_runner*
+test_runner*
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3a4b72bd8..23387a5de 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = --install -I builds/autoconf/m4
-EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS.md README.md builds generator
+EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS.md README.md generator \
+	builds/cmake builds/vs2015 builds/Doxyfile
 pkgconfigdir = ${libdir}/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = builds/liblcf.pc
 
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS = \
 
 check_PROGRAMS = test_runner
 test_runner_SOURCES = \
+	tests/doctest.h \
 	tests/time_stamp.cpp \
 	tests/test_main.cpp
 test_runner_CPPFLAGS = \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 015a0a759..d0882b562 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Documentation is available at the documentation wiki: https://wiki.easyrpg.org
 ## Requirements
 
 Expat for XML reading support.
-ICU for character encoding detection and conversion.
+ICU for character encoding detection and conversion (recommended).
 
 
 ## Source code
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Building requirements:
 
 Step-by-step instructions:
 
-    tar xf liblcf-0.5.2.tar.xz # unpack the tarball
-    cd liblcf-0.5.2            # enter in the package directory
+    tar xf liblcf-0.5.3.tar.xz # unpack the tarball
+    cd liblcf-0.5.3            # enter in the package directory
     ./configure --prefix /usr  # find libraries, set options
     make                       # compile the library
     sudo make install          # install system-wide
diff --git a/builds/autoconf/m4/ax_pkg_check_modules.m4 b/builds/autoconf/m4/ax_pkg_check_modules.m4
index f3af0f684..1842a9a8f 100644
--- a/builds/autoconf/m4/ax_pkg_check_modules.m4
+++ b/builds/autoconf/m4/ax_pkg_check_modules.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ===========================================================================
-#   http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_pkg_check_modules.html
+#   https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_pkg_check_modules.html
 # ===========================================================================
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #   and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
 #   warranty.
 
-#serial 2
+#serial 3
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES],[
     m4_define([ax_package_requires],
diff --git a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index d6287be13..60311fabd 100644
--- a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
 project(liblcf C CXX)
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION 0.5.2)
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION 0.5.3)
 
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9ae30aac..1939aff83 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([liblcf],[0.5.2],[https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf/issues],[liblcf],[https://easyrpg.org/])
+AC_INIT([liblcf],[0.5.3],[https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf/issues],[liblcf],[https://easyrpg.org/])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([builds/autoconf])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.4 foreign subdir-objects -Wall -Werror])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.4 foreign subdir-objects -Wall dist-xz])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])