diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 9e83e082050f718f0c8f3aa717939c7bf1cbc869..26d9251ea46006e8fdf1a22861a25044c4b3de4a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 void f_version(INT32 args)
 {
   pop_n_elems(args);
-  push_text("Pike v0.5 release 53");
+  push_text("Pike v0.5 release 54");
 }