diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7354885d295bc1d5a57aab792087e3c7bdfe3952..5aa78a1a5d876ab75da8b7f270bf5721523dc6f4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('zathura', 'c',
-  version: '0.4.4',
+  version: '0.4.5',
   meson_version: '>=0.47',
   default_options: 'c_std=c11',
 )