diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Smudgeplot 
 
-<font size ="4">**_Version: 0.5.3 Skylight_**</font>
+<font size ="4">**_Version: 0.5.4 Skylight_**</font>
 
 <font size ="4">**_Authors: Sam Ebdon, [Gene W Myers](https://github.com/thegenemyers) and [Kamil S. Jaron](https://github.com/KamilSJaron), Tianyi Ma._**</font>
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "smudgeplot"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 description = "Inference of ploidy and heterozygosity structure using whole genome sequencing data"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"