diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26523a47..2f372893 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased][unreleased]
 
+## [1.75.3] - 2022-03-04
+
+## Changed
+
+- upgrade `node-gyp` to version `9.0.0` to fix the github build action not finding Visual Studio on windows
+
 ## [1.75.2] - 2022-03-03
 
 ## Changed
@@ -1398,7 +1404,9 @@ const { C } = require('deltachat-node')
 
 - Remove `dc_msg_has_deviating_timestamp` prototype [**@link2xt**](https://github.com/link2xt)
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-node/compare/v1.75.2...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-node/compare/v1.75.3...HEAD
+
+[1.75.3]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-node/compare/v1.75.2...v1.75.3
 
 [1.75.2]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-node/compare/v1.75.1...v1.75.2
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 020045c4..5476aa69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "deltachat-node",
-  "version": "1.75.2",
+  "version": "1.75.3",
   "description": "node.js bindings for deltachat-core",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "esm": "^3.2.25",
     "hallmark": "^2.0.0",
     "mocha": "^8.2.1",
-    "node-gyp": "^6.0.0",
+    "node-gyp": "^9.0.0",
     "nyc": "^15.0.0",
     "opn-cli": "^5.0.0",
     "prebuildify": "^3.0.0",