diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7d8ec241c4..99c29765b1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nursix-dev-5854-g1455ddb3f (2024-02-26 20:09:42)
+5.4 (2024-02-26 20:38:21)
diff --git a/_version.py b/_version.py
index f0b4b81b36..09cdb55709 100644
--- a/_version.py
+++ b/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.3"
+__version__ = "5.4"