diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 10f4f06..28e6916 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ name: Java CI with Maven
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    tags:
+      - '*'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
 
@@ -15,13 +17,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         architecture: x64
         python-version: 3.8
     - name: Setup Java JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2.1.0
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 8
         distribution: adopt
@@ -32,10 +34,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build Python package
       run: python setup.py sdist
     - name: Upload a Build Artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2.2.4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         # Artifact name
-        name: prokaryote-2.4.4.tar.gz
+        name: prokaryote-2.4.5.tar.gz
         path: dist/
+    - name: Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      with:
+        files: dist/*tar.gz
+
     
     
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9525540..b2eed2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.cellprofiler</groupId>
     <artifactId>prokaryote</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.4</version>
+    <version>2.4.5</version>
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.scijava</groupId>
+          <artifactId>scijava-common</artifactId>
+          <version>2.56.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
@@ -14,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ome</groupId>
             <artifactId>formats-gpl</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.1</version>
+            <version>7.3.1</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <!-- Only has the side effect of rendering
                      loci.formats.gui.CacheComponent inoperable.
@@ -307,14 +313,6 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.scijava</groupId>
-        <artifactId>pom-scijava</artifactId>
-        <version>10.4.1</version>
-    </parent>
-    <properties>
-        <bio-formats.version>5.7.1</bio-formats.version>
-    </properties>
     <build>
         <plugins>
         	<plugin>
diff --git a/prokaryote/__init__.py b/prokaryote/__init__.py
index afe4dee..71c852b 100644
--- a/prokaryote/__init__.py
+++ b/prokaryote/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.4.4"
+__version__ = "2.4.5"