diff --git a/README b/README
index d4cfda9b..b7a80430 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Usermin Version 1.853
+Usermin Version 1.854
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 To setup usermin, simply run the  setup.sh  shell script, which should be
 found in the same directory as this README file. This will setup Usermin
diff --git a/version b/version
index 9a9d6697..a2f0cae6 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.853
+1.854