diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 73eef30d..9f4b07de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           ! pip3 install -r oqs-template/requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep ERROR && \
           python3 oqs-template/generate.py && \
           find . -type f -and '(' -name '*.h' -or -name '*.c' -or -name '*.inc' ')' | xargs clang-format -i && \
+          git diff && \
           ! git status | grep modified
       - name: Build .deb install package
         run: cpack
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fad726df..901422ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ else()
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 endif()
 project(oqs-provider LANGUAGES C)
-set(OQSPROVIDER_VERSION_TEXT "0.5.3-dev")
+set(OQSPROVIDER_VERSION_TEXT "0.5.4-dev")
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIB64_PATHS ON)
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index a4653782..74c85f19 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+# oqs-provider 0.5.4-dev
+
+## About
+
+The **Open Quantum Safe (OQS) project** has the goal of developing and prototyping quantum-resistant cryptography.  More information on OQS can be found on our website: https://openquantumsafe.org/ and on Github at https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/.
+
+**oqs-provider** is a standalone [OpenSSL 3](https://github.com/openssl/openssl) [provider](https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man7/provider.html) enabling [liboqs](https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs)-based quantum-safe and [hybrid key exchange](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pquip-pqt-hybrid-terminology) for TLS 1.3, as well as quantum-safe and hybrid X.509 certificate generation, CMS, CMP and `dgst` (signature) operations.
+
+When deployed, the `oqs-provider` binary (shared library) thus adds support for quantum-safe cryptographic operations to any standard OpenSSL(v3) installation. The ultimate goal is that all `openssl` functionality shall be [PQC-enabled](https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography).
+
+In general, the oqs-provider `main` branch is meant to be usable in conjunction with the `main` branch of [liboqs](https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs) and the `master` branch of [OpenSSL](https://github.com/openssl/openssl).
+
+Further details on building, testing and use can be found in [README.md](https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/oqs-provider/blob/main/README.md). See in particular limitations on intended use.
+
+## Release notes
+
+This is version 0.5.4-dev of oqs-provider.
+
+Previous Release Notes
+======================
+
+# oqs-provider 0.5.3
+
+This is a maintenance release not changing any `oqsprovider` functionality but only tracking a security update in `liboqs` (0.9.2).
+
 # oqs-provider 0.5.2
 
 ## About