diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ec087f98..a3cf4360 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.4"
+  ".": "0.4.5"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 743cfdfc..b5bab1c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.4.5](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-nitro-react-native/compare/v0.4.4...v0.4.5) (2026-04-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **iOS:** use per-call ReferencedAssetLoader to prevent concurrent access crash ([#218](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-nitro-react-native/issues/218)) ([d92574d](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-nitro-react-native/commit/d92574dffbf86ccfd408a40be98621b54edc7cc4))
+
 ## [0.4.4](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-nitro-react-native/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4) (2026-04-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34540521..f06a2257 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rive-app/react-native",
-  "version": "0.4.4",
+  "version": "0.4.5",
   "description": "Rive React Native",
   "main": "./lib/module/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/typescript/src/index.d.ts",