diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6aa85d..b663a67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.5](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/compare/v0.4.4...v0.4.5) - 2026-09-16
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- *(runtime)* correct resource ownership and async lifecycles ([#82](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/pull/82))
+
+### Features
+
+- optimize ci times ([#84](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/pull/84))
+
 ## [0.4.4](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4) - 2026-09-01
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f75a692..f5b53a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "componentize-qjs"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "componentize-qjs-cli"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "componentize-qjs-napi"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "componentize-qjs-runtime"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "indexmap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4470b93..fe24f7b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default-members = [".", "napi"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.94"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ repository = "https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs"
 homepage = "https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-componentize-qjs = { path = "crates/core", version = "0.4.4", default-features = false }
-componentize-qjs-cli = { path = ".", version = "0.4.4", default-features = false }
+componentize-qjs = { path = "crates/core", version = "0.4.5", default-features = false }
+componentize-qjs-cli = { path = ".", version = "0.4.5", default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0"
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["rt", "macros"] }
diff --git a/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
index e7ceb0b..4e77f69 100644
--- a/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.4.5](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/compare/componentize-qjs-v0.4.4...componentize-qjs-v0.4.5) - 2026-09-16
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- *(runtime)* correct resource ownership and async lifecycles ([#82](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/pull/82))
+
 ## [0.4.4](https://github.com/andreiltd/componentize-qjs/compare/componentize-qjs-v0.4.3...componentize-qjs-v0.4.4) - 2026-09-01
 
 ### Bug Fixes