diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e689187..24442465 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
-AC_INIT([libsodium],[0.4.4],
+AC_INIT([libsodium],[0.4.5],
   [https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/issues],
   [libsodium],
   [https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium])