diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2164155..8011b839 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Add this dependency to your project's POM:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.numaproj.numaflow</groupId>
   <artifactId>numaflow-java</artifactId>
-  <version>0.5.3</version>
+  <version>0.5.4</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Add this dependency to your project's POM:
 Add this dependency to your project's build file:
 
 ```groovy
-compile "io.numaproj.numaflow:numaflow-java:0.5.3"
+compile "io.numaproj.numaflow:numaflow-java:0.5.4"
 ```
 
 ```
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 7eeb1b8c..785a9bf6 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.numaproj.numaflow</groupId>
             <artifactId>numaflow-java</artifactId>
-            <version>0.5.3</version>
+            <version>0.5.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67314255..671d901b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.numaproj.numaflow</groupId>
     <artifactId>numaflow-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5.3</version>
+    <version>0.5.4</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>numaflow-java</name>