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@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [0.5.3] - 2024-10-18
-
-### Changed
-- `optionsStageEditor.theme` converted from an Enum to a String to fix save data compatibility issues.
-- In the future, Enum values should not be used in order to prevent incompatibilities caused by introducing new types to the save data that older versions cannot parse.
-- `optionsChartEditor.theme` converted from an Enum to a String to fix save data compatibility issues.
-- `optionsChartEditor.chartEditorLiveInputStyle` converted from an Enum to a String to fix save data compatibility issues.
+This patch resolves a critical issue which could cause user's save data to become corrupted. It is recommended that users switch to this version immediately and avoid using version 0.5.2.
+### Fixed
+- Fixed a critical issue in which the Stage Editor theme value could not be parsed by older versions of the game, resulting in all save data being destroyed.
+  - Added a check which prevents save data from being loaded if it is corrupted rather than overriding it.
+- `optionsStageEditor.theme` in the save data converted from an Enum to a String to fix save data compatibility issues.
+  - In the future, Enum values should not be used in order to prevent incompatibilities caused by introducing new types to the save data that older versions cannot parse.
+- `optionsChartEditor.theme` in the save data converted from an Enum to a String to fix save data compatibility issues.
+- `optionsChartEditor.chartEditorLiveInputStyle` in the save data converted from an Enum to a String to fix save data compatibility issues.
+- Fixed an issue where some publicly distributed release builds of the game were not 
 
 ## [0.5.2] - 2024-10-11