diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2135fc1e8..e701b45c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ target-version = [
 ]
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.54.0-dev.0"
+current_version = "0.54.0"
 commit = true
 commit_args = "--no-verify --signoff"
 tag = false
diff --git a/src/xclim/__init__.py b/src/xclim/__init__.py
index 273bf8e3d..52f8cc550 100644
--- a/src/xclim/__init__.py
+++ b/src/xclim/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 __author__ = """Travis Logan"""
 __email__ = "logan.travis@ouranos.ca"
-__version__ = "0.54.0-dev.0"
+__version__ = "0.54.0"
 
 
 with _resources.as_file(_resources.files("xclim.data")) as _module_data: