diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3e278439..b178bdef 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.5.3"
+    ".": "0.5.4"
 }  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12fa3273..f7e84618 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.4](https://github.com/groq/openbench/compare/v0.5.3...v0.5.4) (2025-12-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **exercism:** adding codex, claude, gemini and hidden tests flag ([#325](https://github.com/groq/openbench/issues/325)) ([6a080a2](https://github.com/groq/openbench/commit/6a080a2f59a02500a63a6f24919b6b03cdb22081))
+* **mathvista:** add image resizing flags ([#341](https://github.com/groq/openbench/issues/341)) ([f8e643b](https://github.com/groq/openbench/commit/f8e643bc3593e3e47e8fade3121b49e00f222bc5))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* imports + sync openbench core ([#338](https://github.com/groq/openbench/issues/338)) ([24c0a32](https://github.com/groq/openbench/commit/24c0a326c9ea29514f6306702383d5e811081937))
+
 ## [0.5.3](https://github.com/groq/openbench/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3) (2025-12-08)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a904018a..e1ecb3d9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "openbench"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "openbench - open source, replicable, and standardized evaluation infrastructure"
 readme = "README.md"