diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f6338f7..2840058 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -321,3 +321,10 @@ unreleased Version 0.22
 
   * support DW_FORM_data1 and DW_FORM_data2 in DW_LNCT_directory_index
   * fix emitting bad debug info if struct description exceeds 64 kB, clipped for now
+
+2023-06-10 Version 0.53
+
+  * DWARF: fully-qualified name generation for procs, structs, enums and classes.
+    Thanks to alexbudfb
+
+  
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diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3b80680..6f43310 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = 0.52
+VERSION = 0.53
diff --git a/src/readDwarf.cpp b/src/readDwarf.cpp
index e6f187c..5d211f0 100644
--- a/src/readDwarf.cpp
+++ b/src/readDwarf.cpp
@@ -713,10 +713,9 @@ DWARF_InfoData* DIECursor::readNext(DWARF_InfoData* entry, bool stopAtNull)
 		establishLinks = true;
 		node = std::make_unique<DWARF_InfoData>();
 		entry = node.get();
-	} else {
-		// If an entry was provided, make sure we clear it.
-		entry->clear();
 	}
+	// Even if an entry was provided, make sure we clear it.
+	entry->clear();
 
 	entry->img = img;