diff --git a/bin/make_all b/bin/make_all
index 8976a32..dd9ba89 100755
--- a/bin/make_all
+++ b/bin/make_all
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 cd $DIR/../src/sslip.io-dns-server
-ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.5.3 \
+ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.5.4 \
          -X xip/xip.VersionDate=$(date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S%z) \
          -X xip/xip.VersionGitHash=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 export GOOS GOARCH
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ for GOARCH in amd64 arm64; do
     go build \
       -ldflags="$ldflags" \
       -o $DIR/sslip.io-dns-server-$GOOS-$GOARCH \
-      main.go
+      main.go &
   done
 done
 
 # Windows has a custom extension, can't do arm64 yet
 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64
-go build -o $DIR/sslip.io-dns-server-$GOOS-$GOARCH.exe main.go
+go build -o $DIR/sslip.io-dns-server-$GOOS-$GOARCH.exe main.go &
+
+wait
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPER.md b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
index ea75063..e6ebc10 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ These instructions are meant primarily for me when deploying a new release;
 they might not make sense unless you're on my workstation.
 
 ```bash
-export OLD_VERSION=2.5.2
-export VERSION=2.5.3
+export OLD_VERSION=2.5.3
+export VERSION=2.5.4
 cd ~/workspace/sslip.io
 git pull -r --autostash
 # update the version number for the TXT record for version.status.sslip.io
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bin/make_all
 bin/sslip.io-dns-server-darwin-arm64
 # In another window
 export DNS_SERVER_IP=127.0.0.1
-export VERSION=2.5.3
+export VERSION=2.5.4
 # quick sanity test
 dig +short 127.0.0.1.example.com @$DNS_SERVER_IP
 echo 127.0.0.1
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ exit
 # let's add our changes
 git add -p
 # and commit (but DON'T push)
-git ci -vm"Version $VERSION: DELETE on k-v.io returns no TXT records"
+git ci -vm"Version $VERSION: .acme_challenge.k-v.io isn't settable"
 git tag $VERSION
 git push
 git push --tags
diff --git a/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server b/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
index 2341f75..dabc798 100644
--- a/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
+++ b/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Brian Cunnie <brian.cunnie@gmail.com>"
 RUN apk update && apk add bind-tools
 
 ARG TARGETARCH # amd64, arm64 (so I can run on AWS graviton2)
-RUN wget https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.5.3/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-$TARGETARCH \
+RUN wget https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.5.4/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-$TARGETARCH \
     -O /usr/sbin/sslip.io-dns-server; \
   chmod 755 /usr/sbin/sslip.io-dns-server
 
diff --git a/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html b/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html
index 5691923..1c5bb7c 100644
--- a/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html
+++ b/k8s/document_root_sslip.io/index.html
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script> <![endif]-->
       install & run our server within a docker container:</p>
       <pre>
 docker run -it --rm fedora
-curl -L https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.5.3/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-amd64 -o dns-server
+curl -L https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.5.4/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-amd64 -o dns-server
 chmod +x dns-server
 ./dns-server 2&gt; dns-server.log &
 dnf install -y bind-utils
diff --git a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
index 82d5be5..80b924a 100644
--- a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 end
 
 domain = ENV['DOMAIN'] || 'example.com'
-sslip_version = '2.5.3'
+sslip_version = '2.5.4'
 whois_nameservers = get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 
 describe domain do