diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b95cab3b..23b4a8ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.45.0](https://github.com/soulcraft-research/brainy/compare/v0.44.0...v0.45.0) (2025-08-06)
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+* improve model loading reliability with better error handling and updated fallback URLs ([933f305](https://github.com/soulcraft-research/brainy/commit/933f30543784458f340c9b867263bc4cec6e7973))
+
 ## [0.44.0](https://github.com/soulcraft-research/brainy/compare/v0.43.0...v0.44.0) (2025-08-05)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index feb00501..f353277d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "0.44.0",
+  "version": "0.45.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "0.44.0",
+      "version": "0.45.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cc32749..6d1bab85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "0.44.0",
+  "version": "0.45.0",
   "description": "A vector graph database using HNSW indexing with Origin Private File System storage",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",