diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9f9744..f80810c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ Agents learn capabilities through skills —  Nostr events that any agent can di
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.0.44
+## Current Status — v0.0.45
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.44 — Migrate config to JSONC with comment stripping parser and docs updates
+> Last release update: v0.0.45 — Add comprehensive comments to config.jsonc and validate JSONC loading
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index a36e3c2..452a6ae 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 44
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.44"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 45
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.45"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"