diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a67cd8b9..7d32766c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-projectVersion=0.4.4-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersion=0.4.5-SNAPSHOT
 
 # Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
 gradleVersion=8.5
 
 # do not verify dependency locally by default. https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/dependency_verification.html#sec:disabling-verification
-org.gradle.dependency.verification=lenient
\ No newline at end of file
+org.gradle.dependency.verification=lenient