chore(release): 5.4.0-alpha.9 [skip ci]

# [5.4.0-alpha.9](v5.4.0-alpha.8...v5.4.0-alpha.9) (2024-10-03)

### Bug Fixes

* cache bust the /login/google API request ([ee92ded](ee92ded))
* **oauth:** tweak precision of success google auth log ([#3453](#3453)) ([bed1e67](bed1e67))

newspack.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: Newspack
  * Description: An advanced open-source publishing and revenue-generating platform for news organizations.
- * Version: 5.3.14
+ * Version: 5.4.0-alpha.9
  * Author: Automattic
  * Author URI: https://newspack.com/
  * License: GPL2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '5.3.14' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_PLUGIN_VERSION', '5.4.0-alpha.9' );
 
 // Load language files.
 load_plugin_textdomain( 'newspack-plugin', false, dirname( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages' );