diff --git a/pygame_menu/version.py b/pygame_menu/version.py
index 1066b950..73ecc1f9 100644
--- a/pygame_menu/version.py
+++ b/pygame_menu/version.py
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
     patch = property(lambda self: self[2])
 
 
-vernum = Version(4, 4, 9)
+vernum = Version(4, 5, 0)
 ver = str(vernum)
 rev = ''