diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ceffe18f6..74b96e63c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ notifications:
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - 5.4
 
 cache:
   ccache: true
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35b81fec6..fb9b0097e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif()
 
 project(OSRM C CXX)
 set(OSRM_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
-set(OSRM_VERSION_MINOR 3)
+set(OSRM_VERSION_MINOR 4)
 set(OSRM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # these two functions build up custom variables: