diff --git a/portality/settings.py b/portality/settings.py
index 92284bd2be..14d3867bbc 100644
--- a/portality/settings.py
+++ b/portality/settings.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Application Version information
 # ~~->API:Feature~~
 
-DOAJ_VERSION = "6.4.4"
+DOAJ_VERSION = "6.4.5"
 API_VERSION = "3.0.1"
 
 ######################################
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 90bc90514a..c3d7a8f3bd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='doaj',
-    version='6.4.4',
+    version='6.4.5',
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "awscli==1.20.50",