diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 99cc378a..919757c6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ see `semver.org <http://semver.org/>`_
 unreleased
 ^^^^^^^^^^
 
+- *nothing yet*
+
+v4.5.0 (2021-06-25)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
 - Feature: Better type hinting/IntelliSense for PyCharm, VS Code and MyPy
   (see `issue 372 <https://github.com/msiemens/tinydb/issues/372>`__).
   PyCharm and VS Code should work out of the box, for MyPy see
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b90fe513..085493c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "tinydb"
-version = "4.4.0"
+version = "4.5.0"
 description = "TinyDB is a tiny, document oriented database optimized for your happiness :)"
 authors = ["Markus Siemens <markus@m-siemens.de>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/tinydb/version.py b/tinydb/version.py
index 26a6c390..330025d8 100644
--- a/tinydb/version.py
+++ b/tinydb/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '4.4.0'
+__version__ = '4.5.0'