diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5fbe0fb..b3d81b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 setup(
     name='yara-python',
-    version='4.4.0',
+    version='4.5.0',
     description='Python interface for YARA',
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',