diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index c9f30388..d4a45d4b 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "5.4.4",
+      "version": "5.4.5",
       "source": "./plugin",
       "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions"
     }
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 1a4957a3..9078002f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin providing persistent memory across sessions.
 
 **Your Role**: You are working on the plugin itself. When users interact with Claude Code with this plugin installed, your observations get captured and become their persistent memory.
 
-**Current Version**: 5.4.4
+**Current Version**: 5.4.5
 
 ## Critical Architecture Knowledge
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09dac132..fdd4de36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.4.4",
+  "version": "5.4.5",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",
diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 1372693d..dc0b151d 100644
--- a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "5.4.4",
+  "version": "5.4.5",
   "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
   "author": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"