diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d41b39f..f4abf22b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM alpine:3.13
-ARG VERSION=4.4.1
+ARG VERSION=4.5.0
 ARG PACKAGE="mondoo_${VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
 ARG BASEURL="https://releases.mondoo.io/mondoo/${VERSION}"
 RUN apk update &&\
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4f3470c1..ae153944 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.4.1
\ No newline at end of file
+4.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/helm-mondoo/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm-mondoo/Chart.yaml
index da8f83fd..7598780d 100644
--- a/deployment/helm-mondoo/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm-mondoo/Chart.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ version: 0.1.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 4.4.1
+appVersion: 4.5.0
diff --git a/download.ps1 b/download.ps1
index 30e5658b..8808d78a 100644
--- a/download.ps1
+++ b/download.ps1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function setenv($name,$value,$global) {
 $dir = Get-Location
 
 # manual override
-# $version = '4.4.1'
+# $version = '4.5.0'
 # $arch = 'amd64'
 # $releaseurl = "https://releases.mondoo.io/mondoo/${version}/mondoo_${version}_windows_${arch}.zip"
 
diff --git a/download.sh b/download.sh
index 2d3e9cce..434c07a9 100755
--- a/download.sh
+++ b/download.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This script source is available at: https://github.com/mondoolabs/mondoo
 
 base_url="${MONDOO_MIRROR:-https://releases.mondoo.io}"
 product="mondoo"
-version="${MONDOO_VERSION:-4.4.1}"
+version="${MONDOO_VERSION:-4.5.0}"
 
 fail() {
   echo -e "${red}${1}${end}";
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index b81e966e..b8b61a9f 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     If provided, tries to download the specific version instead of the latest
     .EXAMPLE
     Import-Module ./install.ps1; Install-Mondoo -RegistrationToken INSERTKEYHERE
-    Import-Module ./install.ps1; Install-Mondoo -Version 4.4.1
+    Import-Module ./install.ps1; Install-Mondoo -Version 4.5.0
 #>
 function Install-Mondoo {
   [CmdletBinding()]