diff --git a/pathogenprofiler/__init__.py b/pathogenprofiler/__init__.py
index 0eec21e..467ca62 100644
--- a/pathogenprofiler/__init__.py
+++ b/pathogenprofiler/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 from .cli import *
 from .rules import *
 from .models import *
-__version__ = "4.4.0"
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+__version__ = "4.5.0"
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