diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 16c1dcba45d94e8a73e5032eb4534febc9636b01..94fe62c2740fdca94618a4f448e6c2575f123592 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.4-rc4
+1.5.4