diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 964640e..1244cd2 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 syntax: glob
 *.pyc
 dist
+build
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fd9db26..9201667 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+============================================================
+Cpuset 1.5.4 (May 7, 2010)
+http://code.google.com/p/cpuset
+http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/tsariounov:/cpuset/
+
+Maintenace update to 1.5.3 includes fixes as follows.
+
+* Fix for Issue#2: Apply patch by mostroski to avoid exception
+  if running tasks with non-existent uids
+
 ============================================================
 Cpuset 1.5.3 (February 11, 2010)
 http://code.google.com/p/cpuset
diff --git a/cpuset.spec b/cpuset.spec
index b0f3f48..af47ef9 100644
--- a/cpuset.spec
+++ b/cpuset.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # norootforbuild  
 
 Name:           cpuset
-Version:        1.5.3
+Version:        1.5.4
 Release:        1
 License:        GPL v2 only
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
diff --git a/cpuset/version.py b/cpuset/version.py
index 88cefe6..9fd0e1f 100644
--- a/cpuset/version.py
+++ b/cpuset/version.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 """
 
-version = '1.5.3'
+version = '1.5.4'