diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ed6a00..45af52b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 
 
+## v4.5.0 (2024-08-01)
+
+### Documentation
+
+* docs: include readme + changelog ([`11764cd`](https://github.com/avengineers/spl-core/commit/11764cdd903cafb2aa6b23b6cc1a4cd9175a5762))
+
+### Feature
+
+* feat: update deps, hammocking 0.3.0 ([`55fbe74`](https://github.com/avengineers/spl-core/commit/55fbe74f2a1b5045c76fba512a9578c1e1f5d287))
+
+
 ## v4.4.1 (2024-05-13)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 1fbebb6..d858c6d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 project = "SPL Core"
 copyright = "2024, RMT"
 author = "RMT"
-release = "4.4.1"
+release = "4.5.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 04c2055..25e0386 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "spl-core"
-version = "4.4.1"
+version = "4.5.0"
 description = "Software Product Line Support for CMake"
 authors = ["Avengineers <karsten.guenther@kamg.de>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/spl_core/__init__.py b/src/spl_core/__init__.py
index 9905939..9faa2c2 100644
--- a/src/spl_core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spl_core/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.4.1"
+__version__ = "4.5.0"