diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3f47f678f..ca6a3bf59 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.53.0",
-  "plugins/compound-engineering": "2.53.0",
+  ".": "2.54.0",
+  "plugins/compound-engineering": "2.54.0",
   "plugins/coding-tutor": "1.2.1",
   ".claude-plugin": "1.0.2",
   ".cursor-plugin": "1.0.1"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45c7019e3..63d22bc6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.54.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.53.0...cli-v2.54.0) (2026-03-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add new `onboarding` skill to create onboarding guide for repo ([#384](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/384)) ([27b9831](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/27b9831084d69c4c8cf13d0a45c901268420de59))
+* replace manual review agent config with ce:review delegation ([#381](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/381)) ([fed9fd6](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/fed9fd68db283c64ec11293f88a8ad7a6373e2fe))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add default-branch guard to commit skills ([#386](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/386)) ([31f07c0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/31f07c00473e9d8bd6d447cf04081c0a9631e34a))
+* one-step codex installs by preferring bundled plugins ([#383](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/383)) ([f819e43](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/f819e435a54f5d7df558df5a6bee1e616a5da837))
+* scope commit-push-pr descriptions to full branch diff ([#385](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/385)) ([355e739](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/355e7392b21a28c8725f87a8f9c473a86543ce4a))
+
 ## [2.53.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.52.0...cli-v2.53.0) (2026-03-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 256bcbb37..45beb3b57 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@every-env/compound-plugin",
-  "version": "2.53.0",
+  "version": "2.54.0",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
   "bin": {
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index f65aba137..5bfe9190e 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
-  "version": "2.53.0",
+  "version": "2.54.0",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 649ce2dce..88f8e379d 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
   "displayName": "Compound Engineering",
-  "version": "2.53.0",
+  "version": "2.54.0",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md
index dfe73faca..7aeefeaff 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ All notable changes to the compound-engineering plugin will be documented in thi
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.54.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.53.0...compound-engineering-v2.54.0) (2026-03-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add new `onboarding` skill to create onboarding guide for repo ([#384](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/384)) ([27b9831](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/27b9831084d69c4c8cf13d0a45c901268420de59))
+* replace manual review agent config with ce:review delegation ([#381](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/381)) ([fed9fd6](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/fed9fd68db283c64ec11293f88a8ad7a6373e2fe))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add default-branch guard to commit skills ([#386](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/386)) ([31f07c0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/31f07c00473e9d8bd6d447cf04081c0a9631e34a))
+* scope commit-push-pr descriptions to full branch diff ([#385](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/385)) ([355e739](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/355e7392b21a28c8725f87a8f9c473a86543ce4a))
+
 ## [2.53.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.52.0...compound-engineering-v2.53.0) (2026-03-25)