diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 329a3b4e..e243a971 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "version": "5.4.0",
       "source": "./plugin",
       "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
     }
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index a46cf8bc..3bdebd5a 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions.
 
 **Your Role**: You are working on the plugin itself. When users interact with Claude Code with this plugin installed, your observations get captured and become their persistent memory.
 
-**Current Version**: 5.3.0
+**Current Version**: 5.4.0
 
 ## Critical Architecture Knowledge
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4881f5d4..05dd2521 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.4.0",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",
diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 0f6c7ce6..43d98c28 100644
--- a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.3.0",
+  "version": "5.4.0",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"