diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5b123885ca..295ecb2d22 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 5)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 4)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 3)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 4)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2023)