diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index d7a643a3fdb..450ee1228f7 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.53.1-dev"
+__version__ = "0.54.0"