diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4f5c4fc1..16e30d81 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.53.0"
+  ".": "1.54.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 432a1334..286d9c4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.54.0](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/compare/v1.53.0...v1.54.0) (2026-09-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **skills:** add tracing skill family ([#391](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/issues/391)) ([aa2d54a](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/commit/aa2d54a1fd06f8bb0ec2c135a2adebd18be6c607))
+
 ## [1.53.0](https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill/compare/v1.52.0...v1.53.0) (2026-09-15)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c4b5986..95518091 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@posthog/context-mill",
-  "version": "1.53.0",
+  "version": "1.54.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "description": "PostHog Context Mill: assembling and packaging context for AI agents and LLMs",