diff --git a/pkg/obioptions/version.go b/pkg/obioptions/version.go
index 3229975..ac10bdb 100644
--- a/pkg/obioptions/version.go
+++ b/pkg/obioptions/version.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package obioptions
 // Version is automatically updated by the Makefile from version.txt
 // The patch number (third digit) is incremented on each push to the repository
 
-var _Version = "Release 4.4.46"
+var _Version = "Release 4.5.0"
 
 // Version returns the version of the obitools package.
 //
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 9e1350a..a84947d 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.4.46
+4.5.0