diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 564cb5e8..0f58b090 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### 2.5.3 (Tuesday, August 04, 2026)
+### Features/Bug Fixes
+* fix(analyzers): share Python AST parsing for environment-read detection (#332)
+* fix(output-handling): avoid RegExp.exec false positives (#341)
+* docs(skill): allow delegated import MR preparation
+* docs(lifecycle): optimize OSS import queue and cutoff
+---
 ### 2.5.2 (Tuesday, August 04, 2026)
 ### Features/Bug Fixes
 * test(mp2): lock the layout-span guard against regressions (#342)
diff --git a/docs/release/skillspector-2.5.3.md b/docs/release/skillspector-2.5.3.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4eb7f659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release/skillspector-2.5.3.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# SkillSpector v2.5.3
+
+Released: 2026-08-04
+
+## Summary
+
+This patch release improves static-analysis accuracy and consistency. It reduces false positives for JavaScript and TypeScript regular-expression execution patterns and shares Python AST parsing across related analyzer steps.
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Avoid false positives from JavaScript and TypeScript `RegExp.exec` calls in output-handling analysis.
+- Reuse parsed Python ASTs across analyzer steps for more consistent environment-read detection.
+
+## Added
+
+- Shared Python AST parsing infrastructure for analyzer steps that inspect the same source file.
+
+## Changed
+
+- Environment-read detection and related static analysis now reuse parsed Python source information where available.
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Do not classify JavaScript and TypeScript regular-expression `exec` calls as unsafe output handling.
+
+## Security
+
+- None.
+
+## Breaking Changes and Migration
+
+- None.
+
+## Deprecations
+
+- None.
+
+## Validation
+
+- `git diff --check c4eaaa467f192e46258aa615dc5447e3647e7fa6...HEAD` — passed for each imported PR.
+- CI validation for imported GitHub PRs [#341](https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector/pull/341) and [#332](https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector/pull/332) — passed.
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+- None.
+
+## References
+
+- [GitHub PR #341](https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector/pull/341)
+- [GitHub PR #332](https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector/pull/332)
+- `CHANGELOG.md`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8d5c0a8d..ab464560 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "skillspector"
-version = "2.5.2"
+version = "2.5.3"
 description = "SkillSpector: Security scanner for AI agent skills (Claude Code, Cursor, and similar). Scans skills for vulnerabilities, malicious patterns, and security risks before installation. Supports Git repos, URLs, zips, and local directories; runs static pattern checks and optional LLM semantic analysis; outputs terminal, JSON, and Markdown reports with risk scoring."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/skillspector/input_handler.py b/src/skillspector/input_handler.py
index b93712c2..125e6d92 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/input_handler.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/input_handler.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _get_temp_dir(self) -> Path:
 
     def _is_git_url(self, path: str) -> bool:
         """Check if path is a Git repository URL."""
-        if not path.startswith(("http://", "https://", "git@")):
+        if not path.startswith(("https://", "git@")):
             return False
         parsed = urlparse(path)
         host = parsed.hostname or ""
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def _is_git_url(self, path: str) -> bool:
 
     def _is_file_url(self, path: str) -> bool:
         """Check if path is a direct file URL."""
-        if not path.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+        if not path.startswith("https://"):
             return False
         return not self._is_git_url(path)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_input_handler.py b/tests/unit/test_input_handler.py
index f90507f6..e3c7301f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_input_handler.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_input_handler.py
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ def test_scp_url_is_git_url() -> None:
     assert InputHandler()._is_git_url("git@github.com:org/repo.git") is True
 
 
+def test_http_urls_are_not_accepted_as_remote_inputs() -> None:
+    """Network inputs require HTTPS unless they use SSH's scp-style syntax."""
+    handler = InputHandler()
+    assert handler._is_git_url("http://github.com/org/repo.git") is False
+    assert handler._is_file_url("http://raw.githubusercontent.com/org/repo/SKILL.md") is False
+
+
 def test_validate_url_host_scp_extracts_github() -> None:
     """_validate_url_host extracts 'github.com' from an scp-style URL."""
     host = InputHandler()._validate_url_host("git@github.com:org/repo.git", ALLOWED_GIT_HOSTS)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 72d53ae8..8e2c47c9 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "skillspector"
-version = "2.5.2"
+version = "2.5.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "boto3" },