diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d6661d88..fdc8e798 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rpc-perf"
-version = "5.4.0"
+version = "5.4.1-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "async-channel",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a948450e..0dc21b54 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 [package]
 name = "rpc-perf"
 description = "RPC Performance Testing"
-version = "5.4.0"
+version = "5.4.1-alpha.0"
 authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
 homepage = { workspace = true }