diff --git a/DLLVersion.rc b/DLLVersion.rc
index 230b4ab1e..4667f3d3c 100644
--- a/DLLVersion.rc
+++ b/DLLVersion.rc
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "winres.h"
 
-#define POCO_VERSION 1,5,3,0
-#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.5.3"
+#define POCO_VERSION 1,5,4,0
+#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.5.4"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
  FILEVERSION POCO_VERSION
diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
index 36292fd48..927be89b0 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 //      Ax are alpha releases
 //      Bx are beta releases
 //
-#define POCO_VERSION 0x01050300
+#define POCO_VERSION 0x01050400
 
 
 #endif // Foundation_Version_INCLUDED
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8af85beb5..94fe62c27 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.3
+1.5.4