diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 3bfeac00029075e40248d2c002b6c153e0f5c0d7..282399cd758f448c216f1f3f96e8939352ab8d39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 
-Drupal 7.53, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
+Drupal 7.54, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
 -----------------------
-
 - Modules are now able to define theme engines.
 - Numerous bug fixes.
+- Logging of searches can now be disabled.
+
+Drupal 7.53, 2016-12-07
+-----------------------
 - Fixed drag and drop support on newer Chrome/IE 11+ versions after 7.51 update
   when jQuery is updated to 1.7-1.11.0.
-- Logging of searches can now be disabled.
 
 Drupal 7.52, 2016-11-16
 -----------------------
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 09ed72fb946cfc5ef8e28bc2563916f4a2bf8f9a..99ce1183cb2c8ad557ad7a707ee97f262d529416 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
  * The current system version.
  */
-define('VERSION', '7.53-dev');
+define('VERSION', '7.54-dev');
 
 /**
  * Core API compatibility.