diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index dd82fdb8..93e08eb8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Starting with v1.31.6, this file will contain a record of major features and upd
 
 ## Upcoming
 
+## Release 4.5.0 (July 15, 2024)
+
 - New Neptune Database notebook - Games Industry Graphs ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/566))
   - Path: 01-Neptune-Database > 03-Sample-Applications > 07-Games-Industry-Graphs
 - Added unified `%reset` line magic ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/644))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5500091..9f4380ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
 
 You should now be able to find the built distribution at
 
-`./dist/graph_notebook-4.4.2-py3-none-any.whl`
+`./dist/graph_notebook-4.5.0-py3-none-any.whl`
 
 And use it by following the [installation](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook#installation) steps, replacing
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ pip install graph-notebook
 with
 
 ``` python
-pip install ./dist/graph_notebook-4.4.2-py3-none-any.whl
+pip install ./dist/graph_notebook-4.5.0-py3-none-any.whl
 ```
 
 ## Contributing Guidelines
diff --git a/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py b/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py
index 2a95daad..9ce9bc6e 100644
--- a/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py
+++ b/src/graph_notebook/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """
 
-__version__ = '4.4.2'
+__version__ = '4.5.0'
diff --git a/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json b/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json
index 587d4c44..139c4f7d 100644
--- a/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json
+++ b/src/graph_notebook/widgets/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "graph_notebook_widgets",
-  "version": "4.4.2",
+  "version": "4.5.0",
   "author": "amazon",
   "description": "A Custom Jupyter Library for rendering NetworkX MultiDiGraphs using vis-network",
   "dependencies": {