diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 717f15a8..b52a4cb7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"0.0.44"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"0.0.45"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7faaa9d6..615aebbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.0.45](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/compare/v0.0.44...v0.0.45) (2024-07-11)
+
+
+### Other
+
+* release 0.0.45 ([fcf1bc7](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/commit/fcf1bc7b55ece9dd7956715dc980bf9f19bf3ff4))
+
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+* **deps:** update softprops/action-gh-release digest to a74c6b7 ([#313](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/issues/313)) ([79c67e9](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/commit/79c67e900d6cf75278602e88dc1a4902c3a916be))
+
 ## [0.0.44](https://github.com/validator-labs/validator/compare/v0.0.43...v0.0.44) (2024-07-10)
 
 
diff --git a/chart/validator/Chart.yaml b/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
index 63cc1742..f49b87b6 100644
--- a/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ description: >-
   Monitor results created by validator plugins and upload them to a configurable
   sink
 type: application
-version: 0.0.44
+version: 0.0.45
 appVersion: 0.0.27
diff --git a/chart/validator/README.md b/chart/validator/README.md
index 43b6b70c..df6fee91 100644
--- a/chart/validator/README.md
+++ b/chart/validator/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Validator chart and
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation` |  | `false` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop` |  | `["ALL"]` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.image.repository` |  | `"quay.io/validator-labs/validator"` |
-| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.0.44"` |
+| `controllerManager.manager.image.tag` | x-release-please-version | `"v0.0.45"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.cpu` |  | `"500m"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.limits.memory` |  | `"512Mi"` |
 | `controllerManager.manager.resources.requests.cpu` |  | `"10m"` |
diff --git a/chart/validator/values.yaml b/chart/validator/values.yaml
index e22820d1..40713b13 100644
--- a/chart/validator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/validator/values.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ controllerManager:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: quay.io/validator-labs/validator
-      tag: v0.0.44  # x-release-please-version
+      tag: v0.0.45  # x-release-please-version
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m