diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f72ce8b..db49609 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 /kombu-2.4.8.tar.gz
 /kombu-2.4.10.tar.gz
 /kombu-2.5.3.tar.gz
+/kombu-2.5.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-kombu.spec b/python-kombu.spec
index b267026..0e4618a 100644
--- a/python-kombu.spec
+++ b/python-kombu.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 %global srcname kombu
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
-Version:        2.5.3
+Version:        2.5.4
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        AMQP Messaging Framework for Python
 
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ popd
 #rm -rf docs
 #rm -f htmldocs/.buildinfo
 
+# sadly, tests don't succeed, yet
 #%check
 #%{__python} setup.py test
-
-# sadly, tests don't succeed, yet
+#
 #%if 0%{?with_python3}
 #pushd %{py3dir}
 #%{__python3} setup.py test
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 13 2012 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 2.5.4-1
+- update to upstream version 2.5.4 (rhbz#886001)
+
 * Tue Dec 04 2012 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 2.5.3-1
 - update to latest upstream version 2.5.3
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index cbec9fa..f30caaf 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-02c422f3d040bd3ec9daacb72cedf714  kombu-2.5.3.tar.gz
+d822bba263f34d2f8d16d3dec6bfb4a5  kombu-2.5.4.tar.gz