diff --git a/.versionDate b/.versionDate
index 81c682cc4..f75167dc5 100644
--- a/.versionDate
+++ b/.versionDate
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2024-10-12 19:57 -05:00
+2024-12-13 11:12 -07:00
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d09b0051e..5914264a1 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '8.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '8.7.53'
+release = '8.7.54'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -408,5 +408,6 @@
 
 
 
+
 
 
diff --git a/settarg/Version.lua b/settarg/Version.lua
index b8f9fa0fa..acc94fbde 100644
--- a/settarg/Version.lua
+++ b/settarg/Version.lua
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ function M.branchStr()
    end
    return s == "" and s or "[branch: "..s.."]"
 end
-function M.tag()  return "8.7.53"   end
+function M.tag()  return "8.7.54"   end
 function M.git()
-   local s = "8.7.53"
+   local s = "8.7.54"
    if (s == "@" .. "git@") then s = "" end
    if (s == M.tag()      ) then s = "" end
    return s == "" and s or "("..s..")"
 end
-function M.date() return "2024-10-12 19:57 -05:00" end
+function M.date() return "2024-12-13 11:12 -07:00" end
 function M.name()
   local a = {}
   a[#a+1] = M.tag()
diff --git a/src/Version.lua b/src/Version.lua
index b8f9fa0fa..acc94fbde 100644
--- a/src/Version.lua
+++ b/src/Version.lua
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ function M.branchStr()
    end
    return s == "" and s or "[branch: "..s.."]"
 end
-function M.tag()  return "8.7.53"   end
+function M.tag()  return "8.7.54"   end
 function M.git()
-   local s = "8.7.53"
+   local s = "8.7.54"
    if (s == "@" .. "git@") then s = "" end
    if (s == M.tag()      ) then s = "" end
    return s == "" and s or "("..s..")"
 end
-function M.date() return "2024-10-12 19:57 -05:00" end
+function M.date() return "2024-12-13 11:12 -07:00" end
 function M.name()
   local a = {}
   a[#a+1] = M.tag()