diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1013f8e95aceef543c61da34341b47eab0345c6e..68977da3477d938a6be424b997339e5b7a565c14 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ogscm"
-version = "2.4.4"
+version = "2.4.5"
 description = "OGS Container Maker"
 authors = ["Lars Bilke <lars.bilke@ufz.de>"]
 license = "BSD 3-clause"