diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b048d34..e9abb3cc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "routstr"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 description = "Payment proxy for your LLM endpoint using cashu and nostr."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/routstr/core/version.py b/routstr/core/version.py
index 30ee4c6c..b1633047 100644
--- a/routstr/core/version.py
+++ b/routstr/core/version.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import subprocess
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 
-BASE_VERSION = "0.4.4"
+BASE_VERSION = "0.4.5"
 
 _REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
 _GIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 2.0
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 71b637d9..346c12d2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "routstr"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },