diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 541b068..5e64f62 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"4.5.0"}
+{".":"4.5.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e905ee..e4f0df6 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.
 
+## [4.5.1](https://github.com/MapColonies/ingestion-trigger/compare/v4.5.0...v4.5.1) (2026-08-04)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* force alignment to rc track ([39359a5](https://github.com/MapColonies/ingestion-trigger/commit/39359a5fbe542ac34194f03e532d8364e51a3fe9))
+
 ## [4.5.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/ingestion-trigger/compare/v4.4.1...v4.5.0) (2026-07-30)
 
 
diff --git a/helm/Chart.yaml b/helm/Chart.yaml
index 75d0178..c132f96 100644
--- a/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: ingestion-trigger
 description: A Helm chart for ingestion-trigger service
 type: application
-version: 4.5.0
-appVersion: 4.5.0
+version: 4.5.1
+appVersion: 4.5.1
 dependencies:
   - name: mclabels
     version: 1.0.1
diff --git a/openapi3.yaml b/openapi3.yaml
index cd52dd2..06e32c6 100644
--- a/openapi3.yaml
+++ b/openapi3.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ info:
   description: >-
     Service that designed to validate and trigger ingestion of new layers from
     raw data and update existing layers
-  version: 4.5.0
+  version: 4.5.1
   license:
     name: MIT
     url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3acdda..7be6504 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ingestion-trigger",
-  "version": "4.5.0",
+  "version": "4.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ingestion-trigger",
-      "version": "4.5.0",
+      "version": "4.5.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05c565a..29e90a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ingestion-trigger",
-  "version": "4.5.0",
+  "version": "4.5.1",
   "description": "Service that designed to validate and trigger ingestion of new layers from raw data and update existing layers",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {