diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ccb6a7da2..95cc80d69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.28.54] — 2026-07-16 — One hero on the dashboard
+
+With the Today view now leading the dashboard, the older opt-in hero card it
+replaced is retired, so the two never stack. The greeting stays, the tiles and
+charts are unchanged, and a layout stored with the old hero switched on simply
+ignores that setting — nothing to redo.
+
 ## [1.28.53] — 2026-07-16 — A "Today" overview at the top of your dashboard
 
 The dashboard opens with a Today view: your health score, the day's lead read,
diff --git a/docs/api/openapi.yaml b/docs/api/openapi.yaml
index 0feb6ab5d..2142dcadb 100644
--- a/docs/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: HealthLog API
-  version: 1.28.53
+  version: 1.28.54
   description: >-
     Self-hosted personal-health-tracking PWA — public API surface for the iOS native client and external ingest.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2763172e0..a7ff7fda3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "healthlog",
-  "version": "1.28.53",
+  "version": "1.28.54",
   "description": "Self-hosted personal-health-tracking PWA with Withings integration, AI insights, and doctor-report PDF export.",
   "license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0",
   "homepage": "https://healthlog.dev",
diff --git a/public/sw.js b/public/sw.js
index 5bcf17e98..93dd81d29 100644
--- a/public/sw.js
+++ b/public/sw.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try {
 // v1.4.38.4 → v1.4.42. Do not hand-edit; bump `package.json` and rebuild.
 const CACHE_VERSION =
   (typeof self !== "undefined" && self.__APP_VERSION__) ||
-  /* @sw-version-fallback */ "v1.28.53";
+  /* @sw-version-fallback */ "v1.28.54";
 const STATIC_CACHE = `healthlog-static-${CACHE_VERSION}`;
 const PAGE_CACHE = `healthlog-pages-${CACHE_VERSION}`;
 // v1.18.6 — read-only data cache for a curated allowlist of safe GET `/api/*`