diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index e286e933ec315667a43c0011855f8cc3e02a0f2b..b0eaebcc7c0a6cefa2f0907e262a00aa7a9fb90d 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!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.4.alpha';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.4';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);