diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index cad0bb5787bf0677aad5fa1f87389f8a95a151a1..df7e34ecb3c0c577c536251532a4a4fd788d3a27 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!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.3.3';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.3.4';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);