diff --git a/py/src/braintrust/version.py b/py/src/braintrust/version.py
index 48dfdb980..a1085cd22 100644
--- a/py/src/braintrust/version.py
+++ b/py/src/braintrust/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "0.44.1"
+VERSION = "0.45.0"
 RELEASE_CHANNEL = "source"
 
 # this will be templated during the build