diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7281a9120..a4a43cb73 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/util",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1acbb750..5d5807a56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/util",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.4",
   "description": "A collection of useful utilities for @polkadot",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [