diff --git a/codemeta.json b/codemeta.json
index 870c7a1..bd34b53 100644
--- a/codemeta.json
+++ b/codemeta.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "codeRepository": "https://github.com/caltechlibrary/handprint",
   "issueTracker": "https://github.com/caltechlibrary/handprint/issues",
   "license": "https://github.com/caltechlibrary/handprint/blob/master/LICENSE",
-  "version": "1.5.3",
+  "version": "1.5.4",
   "author": [
     {
       "@type": "Person",
diff --git a/handprint/__init__.py b/handprint/__init__.py
index 2ac82b7..77bbbbd 100644
--- a/handprint/__init__.py
+++ b/handprint/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #  |    by the Makefile. Manual changes to these values will be lost.      |
 #  ╰────────────────────── Notice ── Notice ── Notice ─────────────────────╯
 
-__version__     = '1.5.3'
+__version__     = '1.5.4'
 __description__ = 'Apply handwritten text recognition services to document images'
 __url__         = 'https://github.com/caltechlibrary/handprint'
 __author__      = 'Michael Hucka'