diff --git a/include/mitsuba/core/version.h b/include/mitsuba/core/version.h
index 19ec3280..80820b80 100644
--- a/include/mitsuba/core/version.h
+++ b/include/mitsuba/core/version.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MTS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  * \brief Current release of Mitsuba
  * \ingroup libcore
  */
-#define MTS_VERSION "0.4.4"
+#define MTS_VERSION "0.4.5"
 
 /**
  * \brief Year of the current release