diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92bb292425b..4e83f3bdd45 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [unreleased]
+
+## [4.4.0] – 2024-11-25
 * Support for CMME import
 * Support for conversion from mensural to CMN (with `--mensural-to-cmn`)
 * Improved mensural cast-off (without `barLine`)
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@
 * Connection of ledger lines to notes or accidentals with `--svg-html5`
 * Refactoring of internal time alignment using fraction instead of double
 * Option `--timemap` for controlling the time map from the command-line
-* Option `--mensural-to-measure` renames `--mensural-to-cmn`
+* Option `--mensural-to-measure` renamed `--mensural-to-cmn`
 * Option `--duration-equivalence` (`brevis`, `semibrevis` or `minima`) for mensural alignment
 * Option `--mensural-responsive-view` for cast-off on simplified encoding
 
diff --git a/Verovio.podspec b/Verovio.podspec
index 301777674e1..f7af8a5f8e1 100644
--- a/Verovio.podspec
+++ b/Verovio.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name           = 'Verovio'
-  s.version        = '4.4.0-dev'
+  s.version        = '4.5.0-dev'
   s.license        = { :type => 'LGPL', :file => 'COPYING' }
   s.homepage       = 'https://www.verovio.org/index.xhtml'
   s.authors        = { 'Contributors List' => 'https://github.com/rism-digital/verovio/graphs/contributors' }
diff --git a/bindings/java/pom.xml b/bindings/java/pom.xml
index be8eaea69c8..499e4e42c6b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/pom.xml
+++ b/bindings/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.rism.verovio</groupId>
   <artifactId>VerovioToolkit</artifactId>
-  <version>4.4.0-dev</version>
+  <version>4.5.0-dev</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>VerovioToolkit</name>
diff --git a/bindings/python/.pypi-version b/bindings/python/.pypi-version
index a30a8afba0d..c1c9686d52f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/.pypi-version
+++ b/bindings/python/.pypi-version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # dummy file used by setup.py for counting revisions when publishing to test.pypi
 # counting can be reset by making a change to this file
-4.4.0
+4.5.0
diff --git a/codemeta.json b/codemeta.json
index 7c2b6682510..ca530a14c76 100644
--- a/codemeta.json
+++ b/codemeta.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "identifier": "Verovio",
   "name": "Verovio",
   "description": "Verovio is a fast, portable and lightweight open-source library for engraving Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) music scores into SVG.",
-  "softwareVersion": "4.4.0-dev",
-  "datePublished": "2024-09-10",
+  "softwareVersion": "4.5.0-dev",
+  "datePublished": "2024-11-25",
   "license": "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0",
   "programmingLanguage": [{
     "@type": "ComputerLanguage",
diff --git a/emscripten/npm/package.json b/emscripten/npm/package.json
index 1c0d635e5d0..4411507067c 100644
--- a/emscripten/npm/package.json
+++ b/emscripten/npm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "verovio",
-  "version": "4.4.0-alpha",
+  "version": "4.5.0-alpha",
   "description": "This is the stable version of the verovio package",
   "main": "dist/verovio-toolkit-wasm.js",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/include/vrv/vrvdef.h b/include/vrv/vrvdef.h
index d4e01342ef4..b1fd69af2d3 100644
--- a/include/vrv/vrvdef.h
+++ b/include/vrv/vrvdef.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace vrv {
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 4
-#define VERSION_MINOR 4
+#define VERSION_MINOR 5
 #define VERSION_REVISION 0
 // Adds "-dev" in the version number - should be set to false for releases
 #define VERSION_DEV true