diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8ded322b..2b1b993f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pg_graphql"
-version = "1.5.3"
+version = "1.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "bimap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c1d485f7..d9f26e33 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pg_graphql"
-version = "1.5.3"
+version = "1.5.4"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 3573bb1b..d38b62c4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -78,4 +78,7 @@
 ## 1.5.3
 - bugfix: computed field returning a composite type was always null
 
+## 1.5.4
+- bugfix: once a query panics, all subsequent queries return a lock poisoned error.
+
 ## master