diff --git a/messages/envVars.md b/messages/envVars.md
index d87b0fd5c..7e076ec1c 100644
--- a/messages/envVars.md
+++ b/messages/envVars.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Set to true to disable polling of your org’s SourceMember object when you run
 
 # sfdxSourceTrackingBatchSize
 
-Set to the number of seconds you want the `project deploy start` command to keep polling the SourceMember object before it times out.
+Number of source-tracked file updates to batch after a deploy or retrieve. The default value is 8,000 (Windows) or 15,000 (Linux/macOS).
 
 # sfdxDisableTelemetry
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d64aaf36..b715b6744 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@salesforce/core",
-  "version": "8.5.2-dev.0",
+  "version": "8.5.3",
   "description": "Core libraries to interact with SFDX projects, orgs, and APIs.",
   "main": "lib/index",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",