diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index 80ff7083..76ce7c56 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name: SmallRye JWT
 release:
-  current-version: 4.4.0
-  next-version: 4.4.1-SNAPSHOT
+  current-version: 4.5.0
+  next-version: 4.5.1-SNAPSHOT