diff --git a/klayout_dot_config/python/SiEPIC/__init__.py b/klayout_dot_config/python/SiEPIC/__init__.py
index f2efe45b..7cfe8056 100644
--- a/klayout_dot_config/python/SiEPIC/__init__.py
+++ b/klayout_dot_config/python/SiEPIC/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 SiEPIC-Tools package for KLayout
 '''
 
-__version__ = '0.4.4'
+__version__ = '0.4.5'
 
 print("KLayout SiEPIC-Tools version %s" %__version__)