diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index c89f2310843b..8016ee66426e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ configurations.configureEach {
 val versionMajor = 3
 val versionMinor = 35
 val versionPatch = 0
-val versionBuild = 52 // 0-50=Alpha / 51-98=RC / 90-99=stable
+val versionBuild = 53 // 0-50=Alpha / 51-98=RC / 90-99=stable
 
 val ndkEnv = buildMap {
     file("${project.rootDir}/ndk.env").readLines().forEach {
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/30350053.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/30350053.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f356d02555b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/30350053.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## 3.35.0 RC3 (December 19, 2025)
+
+- Action bar and navigation fixes
+- Auto-upload fixes
+- Performance improvements and bug fixes
+
+Minimum: NC 20 Server, Android 9 Pie
+
+For a full list, please see https://github.com/nextcloud/android/milestone/118
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diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/30350053.txt.license b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/30350053.txt.license
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3804756b12c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/30350053.txt.license
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
\ No newline at end of file