diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66b09374..996045b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Most commonly, if you are using [Maven] you can add the following to your pom.xm
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.authzed.api</groupId>
         <artifactId>authzed</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0</version>
+        <version>1.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d3887135..bdfbed46 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ javadoc { options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet') }
 
 def grpcVersion = "1.75.0"
 def protocVersion = "4.32.0"
-def authzedProtoCommit = "v1.45.0"
+def authzedProtoCommit = "v1.45.4"
 def bufDir = "${buildDir}/buf"
 def protocPlatformTag = project.findProperty('protoc_platform') ? ":${protoc_platform}" : ""