diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index ef08e0c58dd..38850b89d27 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     try:
         from aider.__version__ import __version__
     except Exception:
-        __version__ = "0.0.0"
+        __version__ = "0.54.9"
 
 __all__ = [__version__]