diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2a2eace6..7cd4e025 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 name = "openpipe-art"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 description = "The OpenPipe Agent Reinforcement Training (ART) library"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9b1dd397..c6c66b52 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -4297,7 +4297,7 @@ wheels = [
 
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