diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d3c26108f..f13051b72 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     #replace_package_name_marker
     name="dspy-ai",
     #replace_package_version_marker
-    version="2.5.3", 	
+    version="2.5.4", 	
     description="DSPy",	
     long_description=long_description,	
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",