diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f9790966..08e76e8c 100755
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "mlpstorage"
-version = "3.0.44"
+version = "3.0.45"
 description = "MLPerf Storage Benchmark Suite"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 533a862a..c2f91dc1 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mlpstorage"
-version = "3.0.44"
+version = "3.0.45"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "dlio-benchmark", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },