diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9b75df700..852ff3c10 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.53.0"
+  ".": "4.54.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b23bbe4c9..1e7e571de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.54.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/compare/v4.53.0...v4.54.0) (2026-08-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** make function call output call IDs optional ([#939](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/issues/939)) ([36e6e4c](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/commit/36e6e4caafc8b717bfc9c8c6f67e0e6724bca73d))
+
 ## [4.53.0](https://github.com/openai/openai-java/compare/v4.52.0...v4.53.0) (2026-08-26)
 
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ae7269280..47c478f97 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ Then in your project's `build.gradle.kts` or `pom.xml`, reference the locally pu
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.openai:openai-java:4.53.0")
+implementation("com.openai:openai-java:4.54.0")
 ```
 
 ```xml
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.openai</groupId>
   <artifactId>openai-java</artifactId>
-  <version>4.53.0</version>
+  <version>4.54.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c949fb70b..08857dca6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The REST API documentation can be found on [platform.openai.com](https://platfor
 ### Gradle
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.openai:openai-java:4.53.0")
+implementation("com.openai:openai-java:4.54.0")
 ```
 
 ### Maven
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ implementation("com.openai:openai-java:4.53.0")
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.openai</groupId>
   <artifactId>openai-java</artifactId>
-  <version>4.53.0</version>
+  <version>4.54.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ with normal AWS credentials:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.openai:openai-java-bedrock:4.53.0")
+implementation("com.openai:openai-java-bedrock:4.54.0")
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/bedrock.md b/bedrock.md
index 719feb760..0603d0e45 100644
--- a/bedrock.md
+++ b/bedrock.md
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ Use this artifact instead of adding AWS dependencies to the base OpenAI package
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```kotlin
-implementation("com.openai:openai-java-bedrock:4.53.0")
+implementation("com.openai:openai-java-bedrock:4.54.0")
 ```
 
 ```xml
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.openai</groupId>
   <artifactId>openai-java-bedrock</artifactId>
-  <version>4.53.0</version>
+  <version>4.54.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6cf526f90..76b5c339f 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ repositories {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.openai"
-    version = "4.53.0" // x-release-please-version
+    version = "4.54.0" // x-release-please-version
 
     // Dokka 2.1.0 depends on Jackson 2.15.3 and jsoup 1.16.1. Keep its isolated build-tool
     // classpaths on secure versions without changing the SDK's published or compatibility-test