diff --git a/sal_python_pkg/sal/version.py b/sal_python_pkg/sal/version.py
index ecdb1ce..9faa2c2 100644
--- a/sal_python_pkg/sal/version.py
+++ b/sal_python_pkg/sal/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.4.0"
+__version__ = "4.5.0"