diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index a91f9a8a46948773a5e81b65fdfc9607aa7d4026..3ca342c70c1867e73fc675696fe0ff111ae05ad3 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENV = 'production';
 
 //software version - please leave it as it is!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.4.1';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.4.2';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);