diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6b9e0c9c..606b23d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'stainless-sdks/open-transit-ruby' && 'depot-ubuntu-24.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     if: |-
       github.repository == 'stainless-sdks/open-transit-ruby' &&
-      (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork)
+      (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork) &&
+      (github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.head_commit.message != 'codegen metadata')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Ruby
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d26ceed..fc9eb287 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .idea/
 .ignore
 .prism.log
+.stdy.log
 .ruby-lsp/
 .yardoc/
 bin/tapioca
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 54c714b1..c372a02a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.5.3"
+  ".": "1.5.4"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce670340..86802f9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.5.4 (2026-03-25)
+
+Full Changelog: [v1.5.3...v1.5.4](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/compare/v1.5.3...v1.5.4)
+
+### Chores
+
+* **ci:** skip lint on metadata-only changes ([b741b9e](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/commit/b741b9e76b7eb12391f93dbd877e5703cb014038))
+* **internal:** update gitignore ([2e3018f](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/commit/2e3018f4a3a693e49154bdf5bc11f6c82403ee1d))
+* **tests:** bump steady to v0.19.6 ([65843e1](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/commit/65843e143eab64de407e9c36b845fc0fe98bd6a7))
+* **tests:** bump steady to v0.19.7 ([9d70f13](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/commit/9d70f131c5d5e951944faa28ee468ec68b3e9b61))
+
 ## 1.5.3 (2026-03-21)
 
 Full Changelog: [v1.5.2...v1.5.3](https://github.com/OneBusAway/ruby-sdk/compare/v1.5.2...v1.5.3)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ae13cbab..8dfe631c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    onebusaway-sdk (1.5.3)
+    onebusaway-sdk (1.5.4)
       cgi
       connection_pool
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83ebb9ac..7698d967 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To use this gem, install via Bundler by adding the following to your application
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```ruby
-gem "onebusaway-sdk", "~> 1.5.3"
+gem "onebusaway-sdk", "~> 1.5.4"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb b/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb
index 2617a39a..51bb4142 100644
--- a/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb
+++ b/lib/onebusaway_sdk/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module OnebusawaySDK
-  VERSION = "1.5.3"
+  VERSION = "1.5.4"
 end
diff --git a/scripts/mock b/scripts/mock
index 54fc7911..3732f8e6 100755
--- a/scripts/mock
+++ b/scripts/mock
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ echo "==> Starting mock server with URL ${URL}"
 # Run steady mock on the given spec
 if [ "$1" == "--daemon" ]; then
   # Pre-install the package so the download doesn't eat into the startup timeout
-  npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.5 -- steady --version
+  npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.7 -- steady --version
 
-  npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.5 -- steady --host 127.0.0.1 -p 4010 --validator-form-array-format=repeat --validator-query-array-format=repeat --validator-form-object-format=brackets --validator-query-object-format=brackets "$URL" &> .stdy.log &
+  npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.7 -- steady --host 127.0.0.1 -p 4010 --validator-form-array-format=repeat --validator-query-array-format=repeat --validator-form-object-format=brackets --validator-query-object-format=brackets "$URL" &> .stdy.log &
 
   # Wait for server to come online via health endpoint (max 30s)
   echo -n "Waiting for server"
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ if [ "$1" == "--daemon" ]; then
 
   echo
 else
-  npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.5 -- steady --host 127.0.0.1 -p 4010 --validator-form-array-format=repeat --validator-query-array-format=repeat --validator-form-object-format=brackets --validator-query-object-format=brackets "$URL"
+  npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.7 -- steady --host 127.0.0.1 -p 4010 --validator-form-array-format=repeat --validator-query-array-format=repeat --validator-form-object-format=brackets --validator-query-object-format=brackets "$URL"
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/test b/scripts/test
index ae00ed8f..db2a338a 100755
--- a/scripts/test
+++ b/scripts/test
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ elif ! steady_is_running ; then
   echo -e "To run the server, pass in the path or url of your OpenAPI"
   echo -e "spec to the steady command:"
   echo
-  echo -e "  \$ ${YELLOW}npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.5 -- steady path/to/your.openapi.yml --host 127.0.0.1 -p 4010 --validator-form-array-format=repeat --validator-query-array-format=repeat --validator-form-object-format=brackets --validator-query-object-format=brackets${NC}"
+  echo -e "  \$ ${YELLOW}npm exec --package=@stdy/cli@0.19.7 -- steady path/to/your.openapi.yml --host 127.0.0.1 -p 4010 --validator-form-array-format=repeat --validator-query-array-format=repeat --validator-form-object-format=brackets --validator-query-object-format=brackets${NC}"
   echo
 
   exit 1