diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1d34e830..57ba44b3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-### (unreleased)
-* Minimize amount of dependencies
+### 0.14.5 (2026-06-25)
+* Minimize amount of dependencies (#443)
 
 ### 0.14.4 (2026-06-24)
 * Update macOS target versions (#440)
diff --git a/src-python/amazon/__init__.py b/src-python/amazon/__init__.py
index d1138afc..ee80ee49 100644
--- a/src-python/amazon/__init__.py
+++ b/src-python/amazon/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 """
 Amazon Ion
 """
-__version__ = "0.14.4"
+__version__ = "0.14.5"
 from pkgutil import extend_path
 __path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/src-python/amazon/ion/__init__.py b/src-python/amazon/ion/__init__.py
index 96e0a1dd..d0a7ecd8 100644
--- a/src-python/amazon/ion/__init__.py
+++ b/src-python/amazon/ion/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations under the
 # License.
 __author__ = 'Amazon.com, Inc.'
-__version__ = '0.14.4'
+__version__ = '0.14.5'
 
 __all__ = [
     'core',