diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 531208e..8d67698 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Avro Change Log
 
-Avro 1.5.4 (unreleased)
+Avro 1.5.4 (12 September 2011)
 
   IMPROVEMENTS
 
diff --git a/lang/java/avro/pom.xml b/lang/java/avro/pom.xml
index 70a9f85..56a912a 100644
--- a/lang/java/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/avro/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.4</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
diff --git a/lang/java/compiler/pom.xml b/lang/java/compiler/pom.xml
index 21ca774..6a1970b 100644
--- a/lang/java/compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/compiler/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.4</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>avro-compiler</artifactId>
diff --git a/lang/java/ipc/pom.xml b/lang/java/ipc/pom.xml
index 0463503..62bc3e1 100644
--- a/lang/java/ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/ipc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.4</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>avro-ipc</artifactId>
diff --git a/lang/java/mapred/pom.xml b/lang/java/mapred/pom.xml
index 6c4f3e1..663bbe2 100644
--- a/lang/java/mapred/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/mapred/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.4</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>avro-mapred</artifactId>
diff --git a/lang/java/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/lang/java/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index f92675f..8142348 100644
--- a/lang/java/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.4</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>avro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/lang/java/pom.xml b/lang/java/pom.xml
index 78a21e8..1fd1a4b 100644
--- a/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
   <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.3</version>
+  <version>1.5.4</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Avro Java</name>
diff --git a/lang/java/tools/pom.xml b/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
index fc72dee..efc3776 100644
--- a/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/lang/java/tools/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>avro-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-    <version>1.5.3</version>
+    <version>1.5.4</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>avro-tools</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60bc6e5..752bd14 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
   <artifactId>avro-toplevel</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5.3</version>
+  <version>1.5.4</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Avro Toplevel</name>
diff --git a/share/VERSION.txt b/share/VERSION.txt
index 1d5e9e0..63ebd3f 100644
--- a/share/VERSION.txt
+++ b/share/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.3
\ No newline at end of file
+1.5.4
\ No newline at end of file