diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8af85beb5..94fe62c27 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.3
+1.5.4
diff --git a/cmd/utils/version.go b/cmd/utils/version.go
index e3a447f60..3070d10b5 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/version.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/version.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 5        // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 3        // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 5          // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 4          // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.