diff --git a/XICRA_pip/VERSION b/XICRA_pip/VERSION
index 1c99cf0..e516bb9 100644
--- a/XICRA_pip/VERSION
+++ b/XICRA_pip/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.4
+1.4.5
diff --git a/XICRA_pip/XICRA/config/python/python_requirement_summary.txt b/XICRA_pip/XICRA/config/python/python_requirement_summary.txt
index 5228cc1..122d672 100644
--- a/XICRA_pip/XICRA/config/python/python_requirement_summary.txt
+++ b/XICRA_pip/XICRA/config/python/python_requirement_summary.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ HCGB
 future
 networkx
 numpy
+gitdir