diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7dea582a..c9e8299b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cookbook. Please see HISTORY.md for changes from older versions of this project.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.4.0] - 2018-09-14
 ### Added
 - exposed `package_name` as an optional parameter to the `sensu_gem` resource in case you need to install multiple versions of a gem. (@majormoses)
 
@@ -323,7 +324,8 @@ Added helpers for storing key/value pairs which persist for duration of the Chef
 
 Allow "standard" as a value of type attribute on `sensu_check` resources, [as described in Sensu documentation](https://sensuapp.org/docs/0.21/checks).
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/compare/v5.3.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/compare/v5.4.0...HEAD
+[5.4.0]: https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/compare/v5.3.0...v5.4.0
 [5.3.0]: https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/compare/v5.2.0...v5.3.0
 [5.2.0]: https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/compare/v5.1.2...v5.2.0
 [5.1.2]: https://github.com/sensu/sensu-chef/compare/v5.1.1...v5.1.2
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index d74e0d64..211ce036 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license          "Apache-2.0"
 description      "Installs/Configures Sensu"
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          "5.3.0"
+version          "5.4.0"
 
 # available @ https://supermarket.chef.io/cookbooks/windows
 depends "windows", ">= 1.36"