diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index cc51f6f8..fc0d7ff8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.44.0"
+  ".": "0.45.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d795dcdb..ebd14e6c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.45.0](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/compare/v0.44.0...v0.45.0) (2026-09-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **metrics:** GitTarget and cluster identity, plus a per-run e2e observability reset ([#351](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/issues/351)) ([85495ca](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/commit/85495caec76c1c0ae8b6cd3112e0ee67b16b0125))
+* **metrics:** join the pipeline's two halves, and count CommitRequest outcomes ([#350](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/issues/350)) ([a6bb1ba](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/commit/a6bb1ba95cf09345af7ffe2f070ff56987355038))
+
 ## [0.44.0](https://github.com/ConfigButler/gitops-reverser/compare/v0.43.0...v0.44.0) (2026-09-08)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml b/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
index 4d579ca5..35680e77 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-reverser/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ description: >-
   A Kubernetes controller for two-way GitOps synchronization - reverse sync from
   Kubernetes to Git
 type: application
-version: 0.44.0
-appVersion: 0.44.0
+version: 0.45.0
+appVersion: 0.45.0
 keywords:
   - gitops
   - kubernetes
diff --git a/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml b/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
index 805749c1..73497591 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-reverser/values.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ deploymentStrategy:
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/configbutler/gitops-reverser
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: 0.44.0 # x-release-please-version
+  tag: 0.45.0 # x-release-please-version
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""