diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 001f7db82..ba067218d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
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 # this is the source of truth for semver version
-project(visor VERSION 4.4.0)
+project(visor VERSION 4.5.0)
 
 # for main line release, this is empty
 # for development release, this is "-develop"