diff --git a/docs/source/changes.rst b/docs/source/changes.rst
index f082a44..59fc150 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changes.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+0.4.5
+=====
+* Fixed a trailing slash bug for `RestController`s that have a `_lookup` method.
+* Cleaned up the WSGI app reference from the threadlocal state on every request
+  (to avoid potential memory leaks, especially when testing).
+* Improved pecan documentation and correctd intersphinx references.
+* pecan supports Python 3.4.
+
 0.4.4
 =====
 * Removed memoization of certain controller attributes, which can lead to
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 09c2eee..0f8f982 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import sys
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-version = '0.4.4'
+version = '0.4.5'
 
 #
 # determine requirements