diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54875df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [2.5.4](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-markerclusterer/compare/v2.5.3...v2.5.4) (2024-07-26)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* trigger release-please ([90ccc3c](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-markerclusterer/commit/90ccc3cbd733a912b1942c2b90e7e1333bf70879))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0690aeb3..c4ed8b43 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@googlemaps/markerclusterer",
-  "version": "2.5.3",
+  "version": "2.5.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@googlemaps/markerclusterer",
-      "version": "2.5.3",
+      "version": "2.5.4",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@googlemaps/markerclusterer",
-  "version": "2.5.3",
+  "version": "2.5.4",
   "description": "Creates and manages per-zoom-level clusters for large amounts of markers.",
   "keywords": [
     "cluster",