diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3574d709..2b9726821 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 2025-12-18
+
+### candid_parser 0.2.4 & didc 0.5.4
+
+* Non-breaking changes:
+  + fix: escape `*/` to prevent premature JS doc comment termination
+
 ## 2025-10-26
 
 ### Candid 0.10.20
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7f5d6a427..c8842c8ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "binread",
  "byteorder",
  "candid_derive 0.10.20",
- "candid_parser 0.2.3",
+ "candid_parser 0.2.4",
  "hex",
  "ic_principal 0.1.1",
  "leb128",
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "candid_parser"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arbitrary",
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "didc"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "candid_parser 0.2.3",
+ "candid_parser 0.2.4",
  "clap",
  "console",
  "hex",
diff --git a/rust/bench/Cargo.lock b/rust/bench/Cargo.lock
index ec8591f2d..0fed37da4 100644
--- a/rust/bench/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/bench/Cargo.lock
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "candid_parser"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "candid",
diff --git a/rust/candid_parser/Cargo.toml b/rust/candid_parser/Cargo.toml
index f7342923f..cb221692e 100644
--- a/rust/candid_parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/candid_parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "candid_parser"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors = ["DFINITY Team"]
diff --git a/tools/didc/Cargo.toml b/tools/didc/Cargo.toml
index b52511f3a..43fe2b382 100644
--- a/tools/didc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/didc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "didc"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 authors = ["DFINITY Team"]
 edition = "2021"