diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 88b86fcd..612945a0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-next
-----
+0.5.4
+-----
   * Full support for 64-bit RISC-V.
   * Improve error messages (detailed OS error, optional file names)
+  * Bug fixes and minor performance tweaks.
 
 0.5.3
 -----
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index af197c85..04d1c6fa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dnl  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 dnl Package release versioning
 m4_define([pkg_major_version], [0])
 m4_define([pkg_minor_version], [5])
-m4_define([pkg_micro_version], [3])
+m4_define([pkg_micro_version], [4])
 m4_define([pkg_version],
           [pkg_major_version.pkg_minor_version.pkg_micro_version])
 
diff --git a/src/addrxlat/Makefile.am b/src/addrxlat/Makefile.am
index e86ab00f..2aa7ec19 100644
--- a/src/addrxlat/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/addrxlat/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ libaddrxlat_la_SOURCES = \
 	s390x.c \
 	x86_64.c
 
-libaddrxlat_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 4:2:1
+libaddrxlat_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 4:3:1
 
 if HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
 libaddrxlat_la_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libaddrxlat.map