diff --git a/kinit-5.53.0.tar.xz b/kinit-5.53.0.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 81ff0bd..0000000
--- a/kinit-5.53.0.tar.xz
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:5ce5b20ffdbd0bc5bd8ee5c261196319f53bfe93635228870ff601aa8a09ad91
-size 120240
diff --git a/kinit-5.54.0.tar.xz b/kinit-5.54.0.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75091ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kinit-5.54.0.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:2982caa7157486b2c7657779476d5e4e2234f5554fa69848b41737ed2733b95e
+size 120228
diff --git a/kinit.changes b/kinit.changes
index 6671fbe..75acdcd 100644
--- a/kinit.changes
+++ b/kinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 14 06:08:48 UTC 2019 - lbeltrame@kde.org
+
+- Update to 5.54.0
+  * New feature release
+  * For more details please see:
+  * https://www.kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.54.0.php
+- Changes since 5.53.0:
+  * use soft rlimit for number of open handles
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec 09 19:43:44 UTC 2018 - lbeltrame@kde.org
 
diff --git a/kinit.spec b/kinit.spec
index e94dc2a..ad97bfc 100644
--- a/kinit.spec
+++ b/kinit.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package kinit
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 #
 
 
-%define _tar_path 5.53
+%define _tar_path 5.54
 # Full KF5 version (e.g. 5.33.0)
 %{!?_kf5_version: %global _kf5_version %{version}}
 # Last major and minor KF5 version (e.g. 5.33)
 %{!?_kf5_bugfix_version: %define _kf5_bugfix_version %(echo %{_kf5_version} | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}')}
 %bcond_without lang
 Name:           kinit
-Version:        5.53.0
+Version:        5.54.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Helper library to speed up start of applications on KDE workspaces
 License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later