diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 36bbdb1..40e05ba 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Changes
 
 In next release ...
 
+- ...
+
+4.5.4 (2024-04-08)
+------------------
+
 - Fix an issue where $-sign interpolation escaping would not work
   correctly when more than two such symbols appeared next to each
   other.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a31d29b..18f06f9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '4.5.4-dev'
+__version__ = '4.5.5-dev'
 
 import os