diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e88b2df..f2e3a193 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "node-resque",
   "description": "an opinionated implementation of resque in node",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "5.5.3",
+  "version": "5.5.4",
   "homepage": "http://github.com/taskrabbit/node-resque",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",