diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index fbc8acd43..0f0d7db87 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "Singular"
 uuid = "bcd08a7b-43d2-5ff7-b6d4-c458787f915c"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 
 [deps]
 AbstractAlgebra = "c3fe647b-3220-5bb0-a1ea-a7954cac585d"
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ lib4ti2_jll = "1493ae25-0f90-5c0e-a06c-8c5077d6d66f"
 libsingular_julia_jll = "ae4fbd8f-ecdb-54f8-bbce-35570499b30e"
 
 [compat]
-AbstractAlgebra = "0.17.0"
+AbstractAlgebra = "0.18.0"
 CxxWrap = "0.11"
-Nemo = "0.23.0"
+Nemo = "0.24.0"
 RandomExtensions = "0.4.2"
 Singular_jll = "~402.000.102"
 julia = "1.3"
diff --git a/test/poly/spoly-test.jl b/test/poly/spoly-test.jl
index d0776a167..4fd92a93f 100644
--- a/test/poly/spoly-test.jl
+++ b/test/poly/spoly-test.jl
@@ -516,3 +516,24 @@ end
    @test_throws Exception div(R(), R())
    @test !iszero(std(Ideal(R, R(1))))
 end
+
+@testset "spoly.to_univariate" begin
+
+   touni = Singular.AbstractAlgebra.to_univariate
+
+   S, t = Singular.AbstractAlgebra.PolynomialRing(Singular.QQ, "t")
+
+   R,(x,y) = PolynomialRing(QQ, ["x", "y"], ordering=:deglex)
+   @test touni(S, 0*x) == zero(S)
+   @test touni(S, 1+0*x) == one(S)
+   @test touni(S, y+2*y^2+3*y^3) == t+2*t^2+3*t^3
+   @test touni(S, x+2*x^2+3*x^3) == t+2*t^2+3*t^3
+   @test_throws Exception touni(S, (1+x)*(1+y))
+
+   R,(x,y) = PolynomialRing(QQ, ["x", "y"], ordering=:neglex)
+   @test touni(S, 0*x) == zero(S)
+   @test touni(S, 1+0*x) == one(S)
+   @test touni(S, (1+2*y)^6) == (1+2*t)^6
+   @test touni(S, (1+2*x)^6) == (1+2*t)^6
+   @test_throws Exception touni(S, (1+x)*(1+y))
+end