diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c44b03b0b77f0638c2568a8f448fdf6900c4b16..a6de5c34986db3ea52f722a499f5cf6006e6b4e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -275,6 +275,6 @@
   "language": "go",
   "license": "MIT",
   "name": "go-ipfs",
-  "version": "0.4.4-dev"
+  "version": "0.4.5-dev"
 }
 
diff --git a/repo/config/version.go b/repo/config/version.go
index 99a341959007b089da9635893e0efbf9d0914d87..3f4d13143c0675849a53a0405d095f48097a3a4f 100644
--- a/repo/config/version.go
+++ b/repo/config/version.go
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ package config
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.4.4-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.4.5-dev"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"