diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c3fc547f5..b0d0f3a244 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.554.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.553.0...v1.554.0) (2025-10-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** allow skipping branch validation ([#6721](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/6721)) ([9e6ceba](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9e6cebac557fd9a8530df54c227e915435fd2de5))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* allow running scripts in json view ([74a7543](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/74a75431c072e9f084a43b8d8f195ca7757faf07))
+* fix job duration unwrap crash ([e2e3ae9](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/e2e3ae9f0280d4369f77064ed85e5fde7e9d5a0d))
+
 ## [1.553.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.552.1...v1.553.0) (2025-09-30)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 2061460d06..32cf9dc4c0 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -15119,7 +15119,7 @@ checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aws-sdk-config",
@@ -15179,7 +15179,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-api"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
@@ -15299,7 +15299,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-api-client"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "chrono",
@@ -15314,7 +15314,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-audit"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "serde",
@@ -15327,7 +15327,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-autoscaling"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -15346,7 +15346,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-common"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
@@ -15430,7 +15430,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-git-sync"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "serde",
@@ -15445,7 +15445,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-indexer"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -15469,7 +15469,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-macros"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools 0.14.0",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -15481,7 +15481,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
  "serde",
@@ -15490,7 +15490,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-bash"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -15502,7 +15502,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-csharp"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde_json",
@@ -15514,7 +15514,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-go"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "gosyn",
@@ -15526,7 +15526,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-graphql"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -15538,7 +15538,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-java"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde_json",
@@ -15550,7 +15550,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-nu"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "nu-parser",
@@ -15561,7 +15561,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-php"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "itertools 0.14.0",
@@ -15572,7 +15572,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "itertools 0.14.0",
@@ -15584,7 +15584,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-py-imports"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
@@ -15607,7 +15607,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-ruby"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -15621,7 +15621,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-rust"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
@@ -15638,7 +15638,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-sql"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -15652,7 +15652,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-ts"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -15670,7 +15670,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-wasm"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "getrandom 0.2.16",
@@ -15695,7 +15695,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-parser-yaml"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde_json",
@@ -15705,7 +15705,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-queue"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
@@ -15738,7 +15738,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-sql-datatype-parser-wasm"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wasm-bindgen-test",
@@ -15748,7 +15748,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windmill-worker"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-once-cell",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index b3a6c426a4..2d0da727f7 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "windmill"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ members = [
 exclude = ["./windmill-duckdb-ffi-internal"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 authors = ["Ruben Fiszel <ruben@windmill.dev>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
index b00a7d10d0..e2d4f0edf5 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: "3.0.3"
 
 info:
-  version: 1.553.0
+  version: 1.554.0
   title: Windmill API
 
   contact:
diff --git a/benchmarks/lib.ts b/benchmarks/lib.ts
index 5ce078dfb7..badea910a1 100644
--- a/benchmarks/lib.ts
+++ b/benchmarks/lib.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { sleep } from "https://deno.land/x/sleep@v1.2.1/mod.ts";
 import * as windmill from "https://deno.land/x/windmill@v1.174.0/mod.ts";
 import * as api from "https://deno.land/x/windmill@v1.174.0/windmill-api/index.ts";
 
-export const VERSION = "v1.553.0";
+export const VERSION = "v1.554.0";
 
 export async function login(email: string, password: string): Promise<string> {
   return await windmill.UserService.login({
diff --git a/cli/src/main.ts b/cli/src/main.ts
index 973248f435..508a87cdb4 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.ts
+++ b/cli/src/main.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export {
 //   }
 // });
 
-export const VERSION = "1.553.0";
+export const VERSION = "1.554.0";
 
 export const WM_FORK_PREFIX = "wm-fork";
 
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 6e96a0e806..c6a7cfb910 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "windmill-components",
-	"version": "1.553.0",
+	"version": "1.554.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "windmill-components",
-			"version": "1.553.0",
+			"version": "1.554.0",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"license": "AGPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 19bae833d5..10da8e5254 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "windmill-components",
-	"version": "1.553.0",
+	"version": "1.554.0",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
 		"build": "vite build",
diff --git a/lsp/Pipfile b/lsp/Pipfile
index 5dd27bc6c7..8b6c0c83a5 100644
--- a/lsp/Pipfile
+++ b/lsp/Pipfile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ verify_ssl = true
 name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
-wmill = ">=1.553.0"
-wmill_pg = ">=1.553.0"
+wmill = ">=1.554.0"
+wmill_pg = ">=1.554.0"
 sendgrid = "*"
 mysql-connector-python = "*"
 pymongo = "*"
diff --git a/openflow.openapi.yaml b/openflow.openapi.yaml
index 1cad0278c5..180aa5808c 100644
--- a/openflow.openapi.yaml
+++ b/openflow.openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: "3.0.3"
 
 info:
-  version: 1.553.0
+  version: 1.554.0
   title: OpenFlow Spec
   contact:
     name: Ruben Fiszel
diff --git a/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1 b/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1
index 17b7bf3071..acf8dd0e52 100644
--- a/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1
+++ b/powershell-client/WindmillClient/WindmillClient.psd1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     RootModule        = 'WindmillClient.psm1'
 
     # Version number of this module.
-    ModuleVersion     = '1.553.0'
+    ModuleVersion     = '1.554.0'
 
     # Supported PSEditions
     # CompatiblePSEditions = @()
diff --git a/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml b/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
index 8e886a0e15..2450f27267 100644
--- a/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python-client/wmill/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "wmill"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 description = "A client library for accessing Windmill server wrapping the Windmill client API"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://windmill.dev"
diff --git a/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml b/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml
index 486815e32a..50b57c1faf 100644
--- a/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python-client/wmill_pg/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "wmill-pg"
-version = "1.553.0"
+version = "1.554.0"
 description = "An extension client for the wmill client library focused on pg"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://windmill.dev"
diff --git a/typescript-client/jsr.json b/typescript-client/jsr.json
index 11c2af5c30..2aac604ba1 100644
--- a/typescript-client/jsr.json
+++ b/typescript-client/jsr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@windmill/windmill",
-  "version": "1.553.0",
+  "version": "1.554.0",
   "exports": "./src/index.ts",
   "publish": {
     "exclude": ["!src", "./s3Types.ts", "./client.ts"]
diff --git a/typescript-client/package.json b/typescript-client/package.json
index c2e5ad4a95..50884b2c7b 100644
--- a/typescript-client/package.json
+++ b/typescript-client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "windmill-client",
   "description": "Windmill SDK client for browsers and Node.js",
-  "version": "1.553.0",
+  "version": "1.554.0",
   "author": "Ruben Fiszel",
   "license": "Apache 2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index cbc165ac4c..aeb49faadc 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.553.0
+1.554.0