diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8472e43cbb5ba..e480d8c6dca90 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 32
-EXTRAVERSION = .53
+EXTRAVERSION = .54
 NAME = Man-Eating Seals of Antiquity
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*