diff --git a/letta/__init__.py b/letta/__init__.py
index 704fd07f1c..83c5a692b2 100644
--- a/letta/__init__.py
+++ b/letta/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.3"
+__version__ = "0.5.4"
 
 # import clients
 from letta.client.client import LocalClient, RESTClient, create_client
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2556e19719..0fc6369fa9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "letta"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 packages = [
     {include = "letta"}
 ]