diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 529e06c643..865052fa1c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-2.3-553 | 2015-03-17 14:33:23 -0700
+2.3-554 | 2015-03-17 15:40:39 -0700
 
   * Deprecate &rotate_interval, &rotate_size, &encrypt. Addresses
     BIT-1305. (Jon Siwek)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 78bd132a6d..1b240f1fbf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3-553
+2.3-554
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-cluster.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-cluster.bro
index db9c6cd9da..795aa78c40 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-cluster.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/policy/protocols/ssl/validate-certs-cluster.bro
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # @TEST-EXEC: sleep 1
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-1  "cp ../cluster-layout.bro . && CLUSTER_NODE=worker-1 bro --pseudo-realtime -C -r $TRACES/tls/missing-intermediate.pcap %INPUT"
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-2  "cp ../cluster-layout.bro . && CLUSTER_NODE=worker-2 bro --pseudo-realtime -C -r $TRACES/tls/missing-intermediate.pcap %INPUT"
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 10
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 20
 # @TEST-EXEC: cat manager-1/ssl*.log > ssl.log
 # @TEST-EXEC: TEST_DIFF_CANONIFIER=$SCRIPTS/diff-remove-file-ids btest-diff ssl.log
 #