diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 407822c6..30b2071c 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: huxtable
 Title: Easily Create and Style Tables for LaTeX, HTML and Other Formats
-Version: 5.5.4
+Version: 5.5.5
 Authors@R:
     person(given = "David",
            family = "Hugh-Jones",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 31af4bfd..4389e8bf 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# huxtable 5.5.4
+# huxtable 5.5.5
 
 * Bugfix: quarto cross-referencing doesn't work for PDF with quarto version
   1.4. See `?huxtable-FAQ` for workarounds.
 * Bugfix: `by_cases()` wasn't picking up variables from the 
   caller environment.
+* huxtable 5.5.4 was never released due to failing a reverse dependency check.
 
 # huxtable 5.5.3
 
diff --git a/man/huxtable-news.Rd b/man/huxtable-news.Rd
index 2eab6c97..1c066e16 100644
--- a/man/huxtable-news.Rd
+++ b/man/huxtable-news.Rd
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 \description{
 This help page simply gives the contents of NEWS.md.
 }
-\section{huxtable 5.5.4}{
+\section{huxtable 5.5.5}{
 \itemize{
 \item Bugfix: quarto cross-referencing doesn’t work for PDF with quarto
 version 1.4. See \code{?huxtable-FAQ} for workarounds.
 \item Bugfix: \code{by_cases()} wasn’t picking up variables from the caller
 environment.
+\item huxtable 5.5.4 was never released due to failing a reverse dependency
+check.
 }
 }