diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d54f562..c86b689 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package py_trees_ros_viewer
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+4.5.0 (2022-09-30)
+------------------
+
 4.4.0 (2022-08-26)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 70930ae..c958f0d 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format2.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
 <package format="3">
   <name>py_trees_ros_viewer</name>
-  <version>4.4.0</version>
+  <version>4.5.0</version>
   <description>
     A Qt-JS application for visualisation of executing/log-replayed behaviour trees in a ROS2 ecosystem.
   </description>
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 704341e..a33a084 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class OverrideInstall(install):
     #   py_trees-<version>.js (and version variable therein)
     #   py_trees-<version.css
     #   index.html.
-    version='4.4.0',  # also package.xml
+    version='4.5.0',  # also package.xml
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests*', 'docs*']),
     data_files=[
         ('share/ament_index/resource_index/packages', ['resource/' + package_name]),