diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 17d75ca4..30ce4e52 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-v0.5.3-DEV
+v0.5.4
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * moving request handling and http/1 emulation into worker thread, offloading 
    main
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec392f86..ec13963a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([mod_h2], [0.5.3-DEV], [stefan.eissing@greenbytes.de])
+AC_INIT([mod_h2], [0.5.4], [stefan.eissing@greenbytes.de])
 
 LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
 LT_INIT()