diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f4a095c6b..37e0421a6b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif()
 project("openscap" C)
 set(OPENSCAP_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
 set(OPENSCAP_VERSION_MINOR "4")
-set(OPENSCAP_VERSION_PATCH "4")
+set(OPENSCAP_VERSION_PATCH "5")
 
 if(OPENSCAP_VERSION_SUFFIX)
 	set(OPENSCAP_VERSION "${OPENSCAP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENSCAP_VERSION_MINOR}.${OPENSCAP_VERSION_PATCH}_${OPENSCAP_VERSION_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/release_tools/versions.sh b/release_tools/versions.sh
index 9bd52b4325..9182a9ab52 100644
--- a/release_tools/versions.sh
+++ b/release_tools/versions.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=1.4.4
-previous_version=1.4.3
+version=1.4.5
+previous_version=1.4.4
 
 version_major_minor="${version%.*}"