diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 29684e8..386b9c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 **********
 
+[5.3.0] - 2023-08-08
+********************
+Changed
+=======
+* Added event_metadata_as_dict to ProducingContext for easier replay from logs
+
 [5.2.0] - 2023-08-03
 ********************
 Changed
diff --git a/edx_event_bus_kafka/__init__.py b/edx_event_bus_kafka/__init__.py
index 3a20118..45c3c46 100644
--- a/edx_event_bus_kafka/__init__.py
+++ b/edx_event_bus_kafka/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 from edx_event_bus_kafka.internal.consumer import KafkaEventConsumer
 from edx_event_bus_kafka.internal.producer import KafkaEventProducer, create_producer
 
-__version__ = '5.2.0'
+__version__ = '5.3.0'
diff --git a/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/producer.py b/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/producer.py
index 7469f6c..08a216f 100644
--- a/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/producer.py
+++ b/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/producer.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class ProducingContext:
     event_data = attr.ib(type=dict, default=None)
     event_metadata = attr.ib(type=EventsMetadata, default=None)
     event_data_as_json = attr.ib(type=str, default=None)
+    event_metadata_as_json = attr.ib(type=str, default=None)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """Create a logging-friendly string"""
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ def send(
                                    event_data=event_data, event_metadata=event_metadata)
         try:
             context.event_data_as_json = json.dumps(get_signal_serializer(signal).to_dict(event_data))
+            context.event_metadata_as_json = event_metadata.to_json()
             full_topic = get_full_topic(topic)
             context.full_topic = full_topic
 
diff --git a/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/tests/test_producer.py b/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/tests/test_producer.py
index d9f84d6..ca90136 100644
--- a/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/tests/test_producer.py
+++ b/edx_event_bus_kafka/internal/tests/test_producer.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ def test_full_event_data_present_in_key_extraction_error(self, mock_logger, *arg
         assert f"sourcehost='{metadata.sourcehost}'" in error_string
         assert "event_data_as_json='{\"test_data\": {\"course_id\": \"id\", \"sub_name\": \"name\"}}'"\
                in error_string
+        assert f"event_metadata_as_json='{metadata.to_json()}'" in error_string
 
     @patch(
         'edx_event_bus_kafka.internal.producer.get_serializers', autospec=True,
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ def test_full_event_data_present_in_kafka_error(self, mock_logger, *args):
         assert "error=bad!" in error_string
         assert "event_data_as_json='{\"test_data\": {\"course_id\": \"ABCx\", \"sub_name\": \"name\"}}'"\
                in error_string
+        assert f"event_metadata_as_json='{metadata.to_json()}'" in error_string
 
     @override_settings(EVENT_BUS_KAFKA_POLL_INTERVAL_SEC=0.05)
     def test_polling_loop_terminates(self):
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 0b9f65b..0cb8aa2 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ markupsafe==2.1.3
     # via jinja2
 newrelic==8.8.1
     # via edx-django-utils
-openedx-events==8.3.0
+openedx-events==8.5.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 pbr==5.11.1
     # via stevedore
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index fc3dfd0..33dd6fb 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ newrelic==8.8.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
-openedx-events==8.3.0
+openedx-events==8.5.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
 packaging==23.1
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/doc.txt b/requirements/doc.txt
index c0b4587..29b7e39 100644
--- a/requirements/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ newrelic==8.8.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
-openedx-events==8.3.0
+openedx-events==8.5.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 packaging==23.1
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/quality.txt b/requirements/quality.txt
index a079ec0..21e60b1 100644
--- a/requirements/quality.txt
+++ b/requirements/quality.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ newrelic==8.8.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
-openedx-events==8.3.0
+openedx-events==8.5.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 packaging==23.1
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index b660fa2..2fca457 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ newrelic==8.8.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
-openedx-events==8.3.0
+openedx-events==8.5.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 packaging==23.1
     # via pytest