diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e0801784..a022d252 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "axum-core"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "axum-extra",
diff --git a/axum-core/CHANGELOG.md b/axum-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 7783a750..b6697115 100644
--- a/axum-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/axum-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-# Unreleased
+# 0.5.4
 
 - **fixed:** Removed unused `rustversion` dependency ([#3502])
 
diff --git a/axum-core/Cargo.toml b/axum-core/Cargo.toml
index 79c27dc3..e8a1f910 100644
--- a/axum-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/axum-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 name = "axum-core"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum"
-version = "0.5.3" # remember to bump the version that axum and axum-extra depend on
+version = "0.5.4" # remember to bump the version that axum and axum-extra depend on
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-public-api-crates]
 allowed = [