Prepare 0.5.4 release

Author: 05nelsonm

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## Version 0.5.3 (2024-12-19)
+ - Adds benchmarking to repository [[#64]][64]
+ - Refactors `Digest` internals (performance improvements) [[#66]][66]
+ - Changes module `:common` name to `:core` to be more in line with its 
+   package name of `org.kotlincrypto.core`
+     - Publication coordinates have changed from `org.kotlincrypto.core:common` 
+       to `org.kotlincrypto.core:core`
+
 ## Version 0.5.3 (2024-08-31)
  - Updates `kotlin` to `1.9.24` [[#61]][61]
  - Updates `endians` to `0.3.1` [[#61]][61]

README.md

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ The best way to keep `KotlinCrypto` dependencies up to date is by using the
 ```kotlin
 // build.gradle.kts
 dependencies {
-    val core = "0.5.3"
+    val core = "0.5.4"
     implementation("org.kotlincrypto.core:digest:$core")
     implementation("org.kotlincrypto.core:mac:$core")
     implementation("org.kotlincrypto.core:xof:$core")
@@ -229,15 +229,15 @@ dependencies {
 ```groovy
 // build.gradle
 dependencies {
-    def core = "0.5.3"
+    def core = "0.5.4"
     implementation "org.kotlincrypto.core:digest:$core"
     implementation "org.kotlincrypto.core:mac:$core"
     implementation "org.kotlincrypto.core:xof:$core"
 }
 ```
 
 <!-- TAG_VERSION -->
-[badge-latest-release]: https://img.shields.io/badge/latest--release-0.5.3-blue.svg?style=flat
+[badge-latest-release]: https://img.shields.io/badge/latest--release-0.5.4-blue.svg?style=flat
 [badge-license]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg?style=flat
 
 <!-- TAG_DEPENDENCIES -->

gradle.properties

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ POM_DEVELOPER_ID=KotlinCrypto
 POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Kotlin Crypto
 POM_DEVELOPER_URL=https://github.com/KotlinCrypto/
 
-VERSION_NAME=0.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=0.5.4
 # 0.1.0-alpha01 = 00 01 00 11
 # 0.1.0-beta01  = 00 01 00 21
 # 0.1.0-rc01    = 00 01 00 31
 # 0.1.0         = 00 01 00 99
 # 1.1.0         = 01 01 00 99
-VERSION_CODE=00060099
+VERSION_CODE=00050499