diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f47310b..46a2516 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ This library is very much a work in progress, so expect its API to change.
 
 To use scala-jsonapi, first add a library dependency—assuming that you have [sonatype resolvers] set up.
 
-    libraryDependencies += "org.zalando" %% "scala-jsonapi" % "0.5.3"
+    libraryDependencies += "org.zalando" %% "scala-jsonapi" % "0.5.4"
 
 You also have to provide the used backend (e.g. spray-json).
 
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e0c697c..d01a0b5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
 )
 
 libraryDependencies ++= {
-  val circeVersion = "0.5.0-M2"
+  val circeVersion = "0.5.2"
   val akkaVersion = "2.4.8"
 
   Seq(
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
index f62360d..5b60162 100644
--- a/version.sbt
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version in ThisBuild := "0.5.3"
+version in ThisBuild := "0.5.4"