diff --git a/CHANGELOG.MD b/CHANGELOG.MD
index ed981df9..49be54a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.4.0] - 2023-07-26
+
 ### Added
 
 - enabled retry logic for requests failing on `EPROTO` error and `520` status code
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b561041..dd77ae7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@blockfrost/blockfrost-js",
-  "version": "5.3.1",
+  "version": "5.4.0",
   "description": "A JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for interacting with the https://blockfrost.io API",
   "keywords": [
     "blockfrost",