diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9b44b7b2c..1c8f4261a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ext {
     junitVersion = '5.8.1'
     junitSuiteVersion = '1.9.0'
     mockitoVersion = '4.6.1'
-    rskjcoreVersion = '5.4.0-RC'
+    rskjcoreVersion = '5.4.0-FINGERROOT'
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 0aabaa255..2e96c53ee 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@
             <sha256 value="c717c468bfc91536f1dbc0d98d6116a8e7c49fbaff643ef8710e7505cc450878" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="co.rsk" name="rskj-core" version="5.3.0-FINGERROOT">
-         <artifact name="rskj-core-5.3.0-FINGERROOT.jar">
-            <sha256 value="75bccfafb6f7569faf5ff8e152adfeed2eeec1296e4826d0073df234d1cd62f6" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="co.rsk" name="rskj-core" version="5.4.0-FINGERROOT">
+         <artifact name="rskj-core-5.4.0-FINGERROOT.jar">
+            <sha256 value="739d9174eb0e1773fd482bcc766ce735f949edb5dd8d87e71a4242b2b3c955f2" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="rskj-core-5.3.0-FINGERROOT.module">
-            <sha256 value="7f9e66e43b8034b47996fc3542ff68dec4b3cb222fbe35e9072f746313dc2d3f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="rskj-core-5.4.0-FINGERROOT.module">
+            <sha256 value="9bccf21a0482b27aabf85f313fec2f1d132e0e7e8935edd760b61b25769a7198" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
       <component group="co.rsk.bitcoinj" name="bitcoinj-thin" version="0.14.4-rsk-14">