diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 6772be4..7599653 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-04-05 - 2.5.4 - fix(package)
+bump package version to 2.5.3
+
+- Updates the package metadata version by one patch release.
+
 ## 2026-04-05 - 2.5.3 - fix(rustdb-commands)
 restore persisted index initialization before writes to enforce unique constraints after restart
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index d30719c..d09c472 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartdb',
-  version: '2.5.3',
+  version: '2.5.4',
   description: 'A MongoDB-compatible embedded database server with wire protocol support, backed by a high-performance Rust engine.'
 }