# Ollama v0.5.3 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Ollama (https://ollama.com)
- **Version:** v0.5.3
- **Released:** Dec 17, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/ollama/updates/v0.5.3/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ollama v0.5.3. Source highlight: Fixed runtime errors on older Intel Macs

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed runtime errors on older Intel Macs
- Fixed issue where setting the `format` field to `""` would cause an error