diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index ccbb3d72..56dbad48 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.45.0-beta.0
+current_version = 0.46.0-beta.0
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[a-z]+))?(\.(?P<build>\d+))?
@@ -19,7 +19,3 @@ values =
 [bumpversion:file:documentation/sphinx/source/conf.py]
 
 [bumpversion:file:qmi/__init__.py]
-
-[bumpversion:file:README.md]
-parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
-serialize = {major}.{minor}.{patch}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fd508de..17f0b14b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## \[x.y.z] - Unreleased
 
+
+## [0.45.0] - 2024-07-19
+
 ### Added
 - QMI driver for TeraXion TFN in `qmi.instruments.teraxion` with CLI client.
 - QMI driver for Thorlabs MPC320 in `qmi.instruments.thorlabs`.
diff --git a/documentation/sphinx/source/conf.py b/documentation/sphinx/source/conf.py
index 94cc118b..8800fabb 100644
--- a/documentation/sphinx/source/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/sphinx/source/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 author = 'QuTech'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.45.0-beta.0'
+release = '0.46.0-beta.0'
 
 # The default master_doc used to be 'index', but it was changed to 'contents'.
 # Override that here (maybe rename the file to the new default later).
diff --git a/qmi/__init__.py b/qmi/__init__.py
index 7f3cc812..48326f7a 100644
--- a/qmi/__init__.py
+++ b/qmi/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import atexit
 
 
-__version__ = "0.45.0-beta.0"
+__version__ = "0.46.0-beta.0"
 
 
 # Check Python version.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 09e1c605..723482be 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
 
 setup(
     name="qmi",
-    version="0.45.0-beta.0",
+    version="0.46.0-beta.0",
     description="The Quantum Measurement Infrastructure framework",
     long_description="{}\n{}".format(read("README.md"), read("CHANGELOG.md")),
     author="QuTech",