diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a2ef8f7..ab40bab 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "packages/extended-data": "8.5.3",
+  "packages/extended-data": "8.5.4",
   "packages/pytest-extended-data": "0.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/extended-data/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/extended-data/CHANGELOG.md
index 38f3d6a..52b3d95 100644
--- a/packages/extended-data/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/extended-data/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.5.4](https://github.com/jbcom/extended-data/compare/extended-data-v8.5.3...extended-data-v8.5.4) (2026-08-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* require HTTPS for remote file reads ([a3f2bf2](https://github.com/jbcom/extended-data/commit/a3f2bf28b2a97c37029c8b350ae5f7818ac904e2))
+* require HTTPS for remote file reads ([5204409](https://github.com/jbcom/extended-data/commit/520440986bcd54274e21327bda34694cd078c336))
+
 ## [8.5.3](https://github.com/jbcom/extended-data/compare/extended-data-v8.5.2...extended-data-v8.5.3) (2026-08-24)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/extended-data/pyproject.toml b/packages/extended-data/pyproject.toml
index 1600fd8..976b643 100644
--- a/packages/extended-data/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/extended-data/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "extended-data"
-version = "8.5.3"
+version = "8.5.4"
 description = "Comprehensive Python data utilities for serialization, inputs, logging, and workflows"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = { text = "MIT" }