diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index 43a1e95b..6b27eeeb 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.3"
+__version__ = "0.5.4"