diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cb0c939..d1d899f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.2
+0.5.5
diff --git a/shard.yml b/shard.yml
index 467774a..f7bc679 100644
--- a/shard.yml
+++ b/shard.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: opentelemetry-instrumentation
-version: 0.5.4
+version: 0.5.5
 
 authors:
   - Kirk Haines <wyhaines@gmail.com>
diff --git a/spec/instrumentation/not_defined_spec.cr b/spec/instrumentation/not_defined_spec.cr
index ab73dd6..bfcc984 100644
--- a/spec/instrumentation/not_defined_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/instrumentation/not_defined_spec.cr
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require "../spec_helper"
-require "defined"
 
 # This spec just tests the null case....an instrument that does not exist should, in fact,
 # not exist.
diff --git a/spec/instrumentation/stefanwille_redis_spec_helper.cr b/spec/instrumentation/stefanwille_redis_spec_helper.cr
index e89cfcb..b4c6303 100644
--- a/spec/instrumentation/stefanwille_redis_spec_helper.cr
+++ b/spec/instrumentation/stefanwille_redis_spec_helper.cr
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+require "defined"
 require "spec"
 
 if_defined?(Redis::Strategy::SingleStatement) do
   # A poor man's sort for an array of redis values.
   #
   # I don't know how to do this better within Crystal's type system.
-  def sort(a)
+  {{ "def sort(a)
     unless a.is_a? Array(Redis::RedisValue)
-      raise "Cannot sort this: #{a.class}"
+      raise \"Cannot sort this: \#{a.class}\"
     end
 
     convert_to_string_array(a).sort
@@ -16,13 +17,14 @@ if_defined?(Redis::Strategy::SingleStatement) do
     a.map(&.to_s)
   end
 
-  # Same as `sort` except sorting feature
+  # Same as \`sort\` except sorting feature
   def array(a) : Array(String)
     (a.as(Array(Redis::RedisValue))).map(&.to_s)
   rescue
-    raise "Cannot convert to Array(Redis::RedisValue): #{a.class}"
+    raise \"Cannot convert to Array(Redis::RedisValue): \#{a.class}\"
   end
 
-  TEST_UNIXSOCKET = ENV["CI_UNIXSOCKET"]? || "/tmp/redis.sock"
+  TEST_UNIXSOCKET = ENV[\"CI_UNIXSOCKET\"]? || \"/tmp/redis.sock\"
   PASSWORD_PORT   = 6380
+  " }}
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.cr b/spec/spec_helper.cr
index de81621..7ff1f6e 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.cr
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.cr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "defined"
 require "spec"
 require "db"
 require "./instrumentation/framework_lucky/mocks"