diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ef1e82..9f80ae3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.45.0 (2024-01-17)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Make it possible to use variable names that conflict with commands ([`f19ae15`](https://github.com/mcbeet/bolt/commit/f19ae159e3d47e33d1bff89f40828167c7ad726c))
+
 ## v0.44.1 (2024-01-17)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/bolt/__init__.py b/bolt/__init__.py
index 135dd41..2054dd8 100644
--- a/bolt/__init__.py
+++ b/bolt/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.44.1"
+__version__ = "0.45.0"
 
 
 from .ast import *
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 94afaf6..8d95ad7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "bolt"
-version = "0.44.1"
+version = "0.45.0"
 description = "Supercharge Minecraft commands with Python"
 authors = ["Valentin Berlier <berlier.v@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"