diff --git a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.13/menu_version.js b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.13/menu_version.js
index 23032104d49..48563b0a283 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.13/menu_version.js
+++ b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.13/menu_version.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   var url_re =  /(cgal\.geometryfactory\.com\/CGAL\/doc\/|doc\.cgal\.org\/)(master|latest|(\d\.\d+|\d\.\d+\.\d+)(-beta\d)?)\//;
   var url_local =  /.*\/doc_output\//;
-  var current_version_local = '5.3-beta1'
+  var current_version_local = 'master'
   var all_versions = [
       'master',
       '5.4-beta1',
diff --git a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.14/menu_version.js b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.14/menu_version.js
index 23032104d49..48563b0a283 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.14/menu_version.js
+++ b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.14/menu_version.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   var url_re =  /(cgal\.geometryfactory\.com\/CGAL\/doc\/|doc\.cgal\.org\/)(master|latest|(\d\.\d+|\d\.\d+\.\d+)(-beta\d)?)\//;
   var url_local =  /.*\/doc_output\//;
-  var current_version_local = '5.3-beta1'
+  var current_version_local = 'master'
   var all_versions = [
       'master',
       '5.4-beta1',
diff --git a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.20/menu_version.js b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.20/menu_version.js
index 23032104d49..48563b0a283 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.20/menu_version.js
+++ b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.20/menu_version.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   var url_re =  /(cgal\.geometryfactory\.com\/CGAL\/doc\/|doc\.cgal\.org\/)(master|latest|(\d\.\d+|\d\.\d+\.\d+)(-beta\d)?)\//;
   var url_local =  /.*\/doc_output\//;
-  var current_version_local = '5.3-beta1'
+  var current_version_local = 'master'
   var all_versions = [
       'master',
       '5.4-beta1',
diff --git a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.4/menu_version.js b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.4/menu_version.js
index 23032104d49..48563b0a283 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.4/menu_version.js
+++ b/Documentation/doc/resources/1.8.4/menu_version.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   var url_re =  /(cgal\.geometryfactory\.com\/CGAL\/doc\/|doc\.cgal\.org\/)(master|latest|(\d\.\d+|\d\.\d+\.\d+)(-beta\d)?)\//;
   var url_local =  /.*\/doc_output\//;
-  var current_version_local = '5.3-beta1'
+  var current_version_local = 'master'
   var all_versions = [
       'master',
       '5.4-beta1',
diff --git a/Installation/CHANGES.md b/Installation/CHANGES.md
index a656edd1a87..80e19d3e22d 100644
--- a/Installation/CHANGES.md
+++ b/Installation/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Release History
 [Release 5.4](https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/releases/tag/v5.4)
 -----------
 
-Release date: December 2021
+Release date: January 2022
 
 ### [General changes](https://doc.cgal.org/5.4/Manual/general_intro.html)
 
diff --git a/Installation/include/CGAL/version.h b/Installation/include/CGAL/version.h
index 27b4ed766ad..fa9576b1852 100644
--- a/Installation/include/CGAL/version.h
+++ b/Installation/include/CGAL/version.h
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 #define CGAL_VERSION_H
 
 #ifndef SWIG
-#define CGAL_VERSION 5.4-beta1
+#define CGAL_VERSION 5.4-beta2
 #define CGAL_GIT_HASH abcdef
 #endif
-#define CGAL_VERSION_NR 1050400910
+#define CGAL_VERSION_NR 1050400920
 #define CGAL_SVN_REVISION 99999
 #define CGAL_RELEASE_DATE 20211215
 
diff --git a/Installation/lib/cmake/CGAL/CGALConfigVersion.cmake b/Installation/lib/cmake/CGAL/CGALConfigVersion.cmake
index f94c4b1b220..c9c4c5f3c11 100644
--- a/Installation/lib/cmake/CGAL/CGALConfigVersion.cmake
+++ b/Installation/lib/cmake/CGAL/CGALConfigVersion.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set(CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION 5)
 set(CGAL_MINOR_VERSION 4)
 set(CGAL_BUGFIX_VERSION 0)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CGALConfigBuildVersion.cmake)
-set(CGAL_VERSION_PUBLIC_RELEASE_VERSION "5.4-beta1")
+set(CGAL_VERSION_PUBLIC_RELEASE_VERSION "5.4-beta2")
 set(CGAL_VERSION_PUBLIC_RELEASE_NAME "CGAL-${CGAL_VERSION_PUBLIC_RELEASE_VERSION}")
 
 if (CGAL_BUGFIX_VERSION AND CGAL_BUGFIX_VERSION GREATER 0)