diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 022a27ebc7..060e9da7b0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     keywords=["Redis", "key-value store", "database"],
     license="MIT",
-    version="4.5.0",
+    version="4.5.1",
     packages=find_packages(
         include=[
             "redis",