diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71916ede..74da12a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ project, add the following to the `dependencies` section in your `pom.xml` file:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.upokecenter</groupId>
   <artifactId>cbor</artifactId>
-  <version>4.4.4</version>
+  <version>4.5</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7c3111c1..c77b3ed5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.upokecenter</groupId>
   <artifactId>cbor</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>4.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.5</version>
   <name>CBOR (Concise Binary Object Representation)</name>
   <description>A Java implementation of Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR), a general-purpose binary data format defined in RFC 8949.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/peteroupc/CBOR-Java</url>