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-# CountESS 0.0.53
+# CountESS 0.0.54
 
 This is CountESS, a modular, Python 3 reimplementation of Enrich2.
 
diff --git a/countess/__init__.py b/countess/__init__.py
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 """CountESS Project"""
 
-VERSION = "0.0.53"
+VERSION = "0.0.54"
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 # CountESS Documentation
 
-This is CountESS 0.0.53, a modular, Python 3 reimplementation of Enrich2.
+This is CountESS 0.0.54, a modular, Python 3 reimplementation of Enrich2.
 
 [Source code is available](https://github.com/CountESS-Project/CountESS)
 and contributions to code and documentation are welcomed.