diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7f422a16..524456c7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.53.0
+0.54.0
diff --git a/panther_analysis_tool/constants.py b/panther_analysis_tool/constants.py
index 5fff990b..1520bf60 100644
--- a/panther_analysis_tool/constants.py
+++ b/panther_analysis_tool/constants.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 PACKAGE_NAME: Final = "panther_analysis_tool"
 
-VERSION_STRING: Final = "0.53.0"
+VERSION_STRING: Final = "0.54.0"
 
 CONFIG_FILE = ".panther_settings.yml"
 DATA_MODEL_LOCATION = "./data_models"