From 3e0118a38c4e8ae66be267571c2b95fa684da370 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin Pritchard <ben@bennyp.org>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 16:40:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Release v0.53

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 Release Notes
 =============
 
+0.53 / 2024-01-09
+-----------------
+
+The only real thing to report is fixing of molecules returned from the server. Other than that,
+a little bit of cleanup in preparation for implementing new features in the future
+No breaking changes. Upgrading qcportal is recommended, but is not required.
+
+Notable pull requests and features:
+
+- (:pr:`798`) Mark molecules coming from the server as already validated, and remove `fix_com` and `fix_orientation` from the database.
+
+
 0.52 / 2023-11-29
 -----------------