diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 399c1e04..dc3bbfc9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.6.0 (unreleased) [C__/A__/R0]
--------------------------------------------------------------
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.4 (2015-04-13) [C24/A13/R3]
+------------------------------------------------
 
- * Interface changes relative to the 1.5.3 release:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ * Fixed a possible crash in the debug code.
+
+ * Fixed building for Windows with newer versions of Mingw.
 
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.3 (2014-12-11) [C24/A13/R2]
diff --git a/README b/README
index a16a0669..6da94e52 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                   GPGME - GnuPG Made Easy
                 ---------------------------
 
-         Copyright 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 g10 Code GmbH
+         Copyright 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 g10 Code GmbH
 
 This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
 unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3b444a0d..298a22bf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.14"
 # commit and push so that the git magic is able to work.  See below
 # for the LT versions.
 m4_define(mym4_version_major, [1])
-m4_define(mym4_version_minor, [6])
-m4_define(mym4_version_micro, [0])
+m4_define(mym4_version_minor, [5])
+m4_define(mym4_version_micro, [4])
 
 # Below is m4 magic to extract and compute the revision number, the
 # decimalized short revision number, a beta version string, and a flag
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=24
 # Subtract 2 from this value if you want to make the LFS transition an
 # ABI break.  [Note to self: Remove this comment with the next regular break.]
 LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=13
-LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=2
+LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=3
 
 # If the API is changed in an incompatible way: increment the next counter.
 GPGME_CONFIG_API_VERSION=1
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ AH_BOTTOM([
 #define GPG_ERR_ENABLE_ERRNO_MACROS 1
 
 #define CRIGHTBLURB "Copyright (C) 2000 Werner Koch\n" \
-                    "Copyright (C) 2001--2013 g10 Code GmbH\n"
+                    "Copyright (C) 2001--2015 g10 Code GmbH\n"
 ])