diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dc0293f09..22108bb2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>ai.elimu</groupId>
     <artifactId>webapp</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.4.44-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.4.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>17</java.version>