diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 565cc78..9475ba9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ For reference, the possible headings are:
 * **Known Issues**
 * **Notes**
 
+## [2.4.5] - 2023-21-04
+* **Fixed** Integration of DataAccessor Singleton class to reduce potentially multiple DB driver initializations.
+
 ## [2.4.4] - 2023-19-04
 * **Fixed** tarantool migration script issues (modularity, script failures, cli cmd to function mapping)
 
diff --git a/planetmint/version.py b/planetmint/version.py
index 69e5a6a..afbb761 100644
--- a/planetmint/version.py
+++ b/planetmint/version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-__version__ = "2.4.4"
+__version__ = "2.4.5"
 __short_version__ = "2.4"
 
 # Supported Tendermint versions
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6a74df0..8333268 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "planetmint"
-version = "2.4.4"
+version = "2.4.5"
 description = "Planetmint: The Blockchain Database"
 authors = ["Planetmint contributors"]
 license = "AGPLv3"