diff --git a/awesometts/__init__.py b/awesometts/__init__.py
index 7540b71..9d13478 100644
--- a/awesometts/__init__.py
+++ b/awesometts/__init__.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def get_platform_info():
 
     return "%s %s; %s" % (implementation, python_version, system_description)
 
-VERSION = '1.44.0'
+VERSION = '1.45.0'
 
 WEB = 'https://github.com/AwesomeTTS/awesometts-anki-addon'